What to do if thyroid cancer cannot be treated with hot compresses

Patients with thyroid cancer cannot use hot compresses, usually because hot compresses will cause local blood circulation to speed up, promote the spread of thyroid cancer lesions, and aggravate the condition. If it is simple thyroid cancer, without infection around the thyroid gland, fever, etc., hot compresses can usually be used. The reasons why patients with thyroid cancer cannot use hot compresses include hot compresses that are too high in temperature, hot compresses that last too long, incorrect hot compress methods, and thyroid cancer that is too serious.

1. The temperature of hot compress is too high: If thyroid cancer patients use hot compress, the temperature is too high and it is easy to cause local burns or even skin lacerations;

2. Hot compress for too long: When patients with thyroid cancer use hot compress for too long, it is easy to cause local blood circulation to accelerate, causing cancerous tissue to become necrotic due to insufficient blood supply, and even suffocation;

3. Incorrect hot compress method: If the thyroid cancer patient does not control the temperature well during hot compress, it may cause skin burns and may also cause local tumor spread, which is not conducive to treatment;

4. Thyroid cancer is too serious: If the patient has advanced thyroid cancer, the tumor is relatively large and invades surrounding tissues, and there is also cervical lymph node metastasis, hot compresses at this time can easily lead to the spread of cancer cells and aggravate the condition.

In addition to the above situations, if the thyroid cancer patient has concurrent diseases such as diabetes, hot compresses cannot be used. Thyroid cancer patients need to actively go to the hospital for surgical treatment, and can also cooperate with comprehensive treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In daily life, you need to pay attention to rest, avoid fatigue, pay attention to healthy diet, and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods.