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This study sought to characterize the thoughts of papillary thyroid cancer patients as they relate to having the \u201cgood cancer.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This qualitative study included 31 papillary thyroid cancer patients enrolled in an ongoing randomized trial. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants at the preoperative visit and two weeks, six weeks, six months, and one year after thyroidectomy. Grounded theory was used, inductively coding the first 113 interview transcripts with NVivo 11.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The concept of thyroid cancer as \u201cgood cancer\u201d emerged unprompted from 94% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200929) of participants, mostly concentrated around the time of diagnosis. Patients encountered this perception from healthcare providers, Internet research, friends, and preconceived ideas about other cancers. While patients generally appreciated optimism, this perspective also generated negative feelings. It eased the diagnosis of cancer but created confusion when individual experiences varied from expectations. Despite initially feeling reassured, participants described feeling the \u201cgood cancer\u201d characterization invalidated their fears of having cancer. Thyroid cancer patients expressed that they did not want to hear that it's \u201conly thyroid cancer\u201d and that it's \u201cno big deal,\u201d because \u201ccancer is cancer,\u201d and it is significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with papillary thyroid cancer commonly confront the perception that their malignancy is \u201cgood,\u201d but the favorable prognosis and treatability of the disease do not comprehensively represent their cancer fight. The \u201cgood cancer\u201d perception is at the root of many mixed and confusing emotions. Clinicians emphasize optimistic outcomes, hoping to comfort, but they might inadvertently invalidate the impact thyroid cancer has on patients' lives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2016.0632","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,16]],"date-time":"2017-05-16T14:27:02Z","timestamp":1494944822000},"page":"902-907","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":90,"title":["Papillary Thyroid Cancer: The Good and Bad of the \u201cGood Cancer\u201d"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Reese W.","family":"Randle","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Norah M.","family":"Bushman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jason","family":"Orne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Qualitative Health Research Consultants"},{"name":"Drexel University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Courtney J.","family":"Balentine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Alabama"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Wendt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Megan","family":"Saucke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan C.","family":"Pitt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cameron L.","family":"Macdonald","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Qualitative Health Research Consultants"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nadine P.","family":"Connor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebecca S.","family":"Sippel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2010.10.016"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21332"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00268-015-3300-5"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2015.0098"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1188\/13.ONF.596-600"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00259-015-3022-9"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/08858190802247762"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2015.0640"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","first-page":"289","article-title":"Balancing demands of cancer surveillance among survivors of thyroid cancer","volume":"5","author":"Dow KH","year":"1997","unstructured":"Dow KH, , Ferrell BR, , Anello C. 1997. 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