Can thyroid cancer be cured?

Thyroid cancer is a malignant tumor of the thyroid follicular epithelium, which may be caused by oncogenes, iodine intake, ionizing radiation, genetics and other factors. Most thyroid cancer patients can be cured in the early stages of the disease and can usually achieve clinical cure, but patients with advanced thyroid cancer can only relieve symptoms and improve their quality of life through treatment, but cannot be cured.

1. Early stage:

Because thyroid cancer cells are localized, there is no distant tissue metastasis, and the tumor

2. Late stage:

1. Surgical treatment: Patients with advanced thyroid cancer will have an obvious lump in the neck, which can be treated by surgical removal;

2. Radioactive particle implantation: Radioactive particle implantation can effectively control the development of tumors and relieve symptoms such as dyspnea. This treatment can cure patients with advanced thyroid cancer.

3. Endocrine therapy: Patients with advanced thyroid cancer can take oral sorafenib and other drugs for endocrine therapy under the guidance of a doctor, which can control the progression of the disease and prolong the patient's survival time;

4. Targeted therapy: The application of specific targeted therapy drugs, such as apatinib, can inhibit thyroid cancer and relieve patients' discomfort symptoms, but usually cannot cure it;.

5. Chemotherapy: Patients with advanced thyroid cancer can use chemotherapy drugs as prescribed by the doctor. Commonly used drugs include cisplatin, paclitaxel, etc., which can control the progression of the disease and prolong survival time.

In addition to the above treatments, patients with advanced thyroid cancer can also consider immunotherapy. It is recommended that patients with thyroid cancer visit the oncology department of the hospital in a timely manner, complete CT and ultrasound examinations, and clarify the treatment plan under the guidance of the doctor.