Is it possible to survive with thyroid cancer?

Survival with thyroid cancer usually refers to the survival of thyroid cancer patients with tumors, which can be divided into papillary thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Among these three types of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer has a better prognosis, especially in the early stage of papillary thyroid cancer, the 5-year survival rate can reach more than 90%. The prognosis of follicular thyroid cancer is poor. In the middle and late stages of thyroid cancer, the 5-year survival rate can reach about 60%. The prognosis of medullary thyroid cancer is also poor. In the late stage of medullary thyroid cancer, the 5-year survival rate can reach about 35%. Therefore, whether it is papillary thyroid cancer or follicular thyroid cancer, as long as it is discovered, diagnosed and treated early, a better prognosis can usually be obtained.

1. Papillary thyroid carcinoma: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common thyroid cancer, with low malignancy, slow development and good prognosis. Usually the 5-year survival rate can reach more than 90%, and it will not affect the patient's normal life span;

2. Follicular thyroid carcinoma: Follicular thyroid carcinoma has more distant metastases and its prognosis is not as good as that of papillary thyroid carcinoma. The 10-year survival rate can reach about 35%;

3. Medullary thyroid cancer: patients often have lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis, and the 5-year survival rate can reach about 40%. However, if lung metastasis, liver metastasis, etc. occur, the survival time will be greatly shortened;

4. Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Anaplastic thyroid cancer grows rapidly and is highly invasive, with a 5-year survival rate usually less than 10%.

In addition, the patient's compliance, mood, and physical condition also have a certain relationship with survival time. Therefore, even thyroid cancer patients should maintain a positive and optimistic attitude and try to prolong their survival time.