Can patients with thyroid cancer smoke?

It is generally not recommended for thyroid cancer patients to smoke, because smoking may affect the patient's physical health, cause the condition to worsen, and also affect the efficacy of drugs and increase the risk of complications.

1. Impact on physical health: Smoking by patients with thyroid cancer may aggravate the disease. Tobacco contains a large amount of harmful ingredients such as nicotine and tar. If smoked for a long time, these harmful ingredients may enter the thyroid tissue through the blood circulation in the body and stimulate the thyroid gland, causing the disease to worsen, which is not conducive to the patient's control of the disease;

2. Exacerbation of the condition: Smoking by thyroid cancer patients may irritate the respiratory system, causing symptoms such as coughing and expectoration, and may also cause tracheospasm, leading to aggravation of the condition of thyroid cancer patients. Some patients may also have allergic reactions to drugs, and experience symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, which affect their health;

3. Drug efficacy: Thyroid cancer patients need to take drug treatment under the guidance of a doctor. If they smoke during treatment, it may affect the efficacy of the drug. Smoking is a bad habit that may affect the body's absorption of the drug, thereby affecting the treatment effect.

4. Increased risk of complications: Thyroid cancer patients who smoke may increase the risk of complications due to stimulation from harmful ingredients, such as radiation thyroiditis and hypothyroidism.

In order to improve the quality of life of thyroid cancer patients, it is recommended to avoid smoking. In addition to not smoking, thyroid cancer patients should not drink alcohol, coffee and other stimulating drinks. It is also not recommended to eat spicy and stimulating foods. They should pay attention to rest more, stay up less, and ensure adequate sleep time.