Carly is a stage I papillary cancer survivor. She is passionate about creating better health outcomes for cancer patients through the fields of health literacy, patient education, and cancer research.

• 01:23: So, I was diagnosed when I was 27.
• 02:43: My doctor felt a lump in my throat.
• 04:00: I was working at a hospital at the time
• 05:18: I do think it is important to have a second opinion.
• 07:00: My surgeon was calling to tell me that it had metastasized.
• 08:06: It's a pill that that is radioactive.
• 10:08: I had this large incision in my neck
• 11:32: People call it the good cancer.
• 13:36: I also wanted to be seen as a normal person.
• 15:28: I don't really like asking people for help.
• 19:07: My lying down pulse was 150 beats per minute.
• 21:55: The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that's located in your neck.
• 24:32: I am considered in remission.
• 26:00: What was your worst moment?
• 27:36: What was your best moment?
• 29:25: How do you look at your life differently now than before you had cancer?
• 30:45: I want to advance research in the cancer community.
• 32:25: What is the one thing that you wish you had known at the beginning of your cancer journey?
• 35:32: If you can only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why?
• 39:40: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions
• 41:00: What is one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? 

Resources

• Clinical Trials (US Government Website)
• National Cancer Institute
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