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Characteristics of Follicular Thyroid Cancer •Peak onset ages 40 through 60 •Females more common than males by 3 to 1 ratio •Prognosis directly related to tumor size [less than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) good prognosis] •Rarely associated with radiation exposure •Spread to lymph nodes is uncommon (~10%) •Invasion into vascular structures (veins and arteries) within the thyroid gland is common •Distant spread (to lungs or bones) is uncommon, but more common than with papillary cancer •Overall cure rate high (near 95% for small lesions in young patients), decreases with advanced age