Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common form of thyroid cancer. This form of cancer accounts for about 80% of all thyroid tumor cases and is especially common in women. Diagnosis is usually made in patients between the ages of 30 and 50, but can occur at a younger age. How serious is papillary thyroid carcinoma? Although papillary carcinoma is often associated with a good prognosis and high cure rate, the diagnosis itself is stressful an...