Though some sectors of society may have a higher risk of cancer than others, anyone can receive a diagnosis. In 2022, former White House Press Secretary and current Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders revealed to the press that she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and successfully underwent surgery to treat it (via CBS News ).

A year later, Huckabee shared in a Facebook post that she was "still cancer-free." However, due to the surgical procedure, she carried a scar that she said "runs the length of [her] neck," serving as an everyday reminder of her experience facing cancer.

A thyroidectomy involves removing some or all of the thyroid, which is a hormone-regulating gland (frequently described as being shaped like a butterfly) that sits above the collarbone at the bottom o

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