Advantages and disadvantages of surgical treatment of thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is a malignant tumor. The prognosis is better if the disease is treated in the early stage. If the treatment is not timely, it may affect the patient's quality of life or even endanger his life. For patients with thyroid cancer, surgical resection may be recommended from the perspective of treatment, because surgical resection is the only way to cure thyroid cancer. However, there are also disadvantages. For example, lifelong medication is required after surgery, which may damage the patient's liver and kidney function and may also increase the patient's psychological pressure.

1. Advantages:

1. Good treatment effect: Surgical resection is the only way to cure thyroid cancer. If the patient undergoes timely surgical treatment in the early stage of the disease, surgical resection of the tumor can generally achieve the purpose of cure;

2. Convenient medication after surgery: No lifelong medication is required, but it may damage the patient's liver and kidney function and may also increase the patient's psychological pressure;

3. Fewer complications: The recurrence rate of thyroid cancer after surgery is low, and metastasis and obvious complications generally do not occur;

4. Quicker recovery: After surgical resection, you can generally return to normal life in a shorter period of time.

2. Disadvantages:

1. Long-term medication is required: After surgical resection, patients with thyroid cancer need to take medication for a long time to maintain the balance of thyroid hormone levels in the body. At the same time, some patients may have side effects of medication due to their sensitivity to medication;

2. Cause psychological pressure on patients: Some patients may experience a series of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety after surgery due to financial problems or excessive fear of surgery.