How to treat thyroid cancer

Update Date: 2022-05-15 Source: Network

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Thyroid cancer, one of the most common thyroid malignant tumors, mainly comes from thyroid epithelial cells, and most of thyroid cancer originates from follicular epithelial cells. According to the pathological classification, it can be divided into papillary carcinoma and follicular adenocarcinoma with good prognosis. Follicular adenocarcinoma is a moderately malignant tumor with rapid growth and easy to be metastasized through blood circulation; the prognosis of undifferentiated carcinoma is poor, with an average survival time of 3 to 6 months. Papillary thyroid carcinoma is more common in clinic

How to treat thyroid cancer

First, the cause of thyroid cancer. Radiation damage, radiation on the one hand will cause abnormal division of thyroid cells, leading to canceration, but also make thyroid damage can not produce endocrine, cause a large number of TSH secretion, promote canceration; iodine deficiency, iodine and TSH excess or iodine deficiency will change the structure and function of thyroid.

Second, the symptoms of thyroid cancer. Typical symptoms are thyroid nodules, goiter, increased food intake, dysphagia, goiter and dyspnea. Thyroid nodule mass can gradually increase, mass is easy to produce early compression symptoms, such as hoarseness, dysphagia or local tenderness and other symptoms.

Third: the treatment of thyroid. Non surgical treatment, thyroid stimulating hormone inhibition therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer, radionuclide iodine therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological agent therapy for medullary carcinoma, percutaneous ethanol injection therapy, symptomatic treatment, comprehensive treatment for thyroid cancer, etc. Surgical treatment, the operation is easier, and can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.

matters needing attention

Prevention of thyroid cancer. To keep the spirit happy, to prevent emotional injury, to avoid head and neck X-ray irradiation in childhood, to avoid the use of estrogen, because it plays a role in promoting the occurrence of thyroid cancer, active exercise, improve disease resistance.