Thyroid cancer can be cured if detected early

Thyroid cancer is the most common cancer in women, accounting for 90% of all endocrine cancers. If detected early, the disease can be treated.

In the early stages, thyroid cancer has almost no symptoms, only discovered through routine screening.
In the later stages, the prominent symptom of thyroid cancer is the appearance of a mass in the thyroid gland (palpable), in addition to other symptoms such as hoarseness, difficulty breathing when the tumor compresses. into the trachea, swallowing problems in case the tumor invades the esophagus, even in the late stages can cause bone pain because cancer cells have metastasized to the bone
It should be noted that the above symptoms can It can be a sign of other diseases, so to clearly determine your condition, you should go to a specialist facility for examination when you suspect signs of illness.

Surgery : This is considered the main treatment for papillary and follicular thyroid cancer. Depending on the location, size, and metastatic status of each patient's tumor, doctors will perform surgery with techniques suitable for each person such as thyroid lobectomy, removal of all or part of the gland. armor.
Treatment I-131: It is a supportive treatment to destroy cancer cells left after surgery or distant metastatic lesions. Hormone treatment: A method of supplementing the deficient hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, helping to maintain a stable condition and reduce the risk of recurrence after treatment. External radiation therapy: A method that uses external radiation to destroy cancer cells, but only used in some special cases. For cases of papillary and follicular thyroid cancer, patients are usually assigned to partial thyroidectomy or thyroid lobectomy, combined with cervical lymphadenectomy if nodal signs are detected in clinical tests. In addition, doctors only make the decision to remove the entire thyroid gland when the condition worsens or recurs after treatment.
In case of medullary thyroid cancer, the treatment method is total thyroidectomy, cervical lymphadenectomy and adjuvant radiation therapy due to the high degree of malignancy and recurrence rate of this cancer.
In case of undifferentiated thyroid cancer, in case surgery is still possible, the entire thyroid gland will be removed and the neck lymph nodes removed. If surgery is no longer possible, then treatment will be applied by tracheostomy or gastric bypass, a combination of radiation and chemotherapy.

Diagnostic method of papillary thyroid cancer Due to the specificity of the disease, papillary thyroid cancer is often confused with diseases of the oropharynx. Therefore, conducting a biopsy is the most common diagnostic method and gives the most accurate results today to determine whether a patient has nasopharyngeal cancer as well as to indicate the development of the disease. The biopsy method will be performed according to a standardized procedure, combined with an ultrasound machine to ensure the highest level of accuracy.
Treatments for papillary thyroid cancer Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common form of thyroid cancer, the 5-year survival rate is about 95% and the 10-year survival rate is about 90%. If stage I papillary cancer is detected and treated, the more effective the results will be obtained and the longer the survival time, even if it is completely cured.
Depending on the patient's condition, choose to use one of the following treatment methods after surgery:
Endocrine therapy: Inhibits the growth of residual cancer cells, minimizing the risk of recurrence. broadcast. Treatment I-131: Support for postoperative treatment to destroy residual cancer cells or in case of distant metastatic cancer. During treatment, patients need to pay attention to follow a healthy lifestyle, eat a balanced and reasonable diet. In addition, after treatment, patients should pay attention to using low-fat, high-fiber foods and completely prohibit the use of stimulants such as tobacco, coffee, and alcoholic beverages.
Vinmec International General Hospital is one of the leading medical facilities in the treatment of diseases related to the endocrine glands. For the purpose of comprehensive health protection, customers can refer to the package of screening and screening for thyroid diseases at Vinmec facilities nationwide.