Can thyroid cancer be treated without surgery?

Thyroid cancer cannot be treated without surgery, which is a relatively serious situation in clinical practice, because once thyroid cancer is diagnosed, most patients need surgical treatment. If surgical treatment is not performed, it may cause the tumor to continue to grow or metastasize, and even threaten the patient's life safety.

1. Continuous tumor growth: The thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ of the human body. Thyroid cancer cannot be treated without surgery. This may be because the patient's tumor continues to grow and is a malignant tumor. If surgery is not performed, the tumor may continue to grow and compress surrounding organs, threatening the patient's life;

2. Metastasis: Thyroid cancer cannot be treated without surgery, perhaps because the patient's tumor is in a late stage, or the patient's physical condition is poor and cannot tolerate surgical treatment. At this time, only comprehensive treatment methods such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy can improve the patient's quality of life and survival time. However, once tumor metastasis is found, surgical treatment cannot prevent the further spread and metastasis of cancer cells;

3. Life-threatening: If the patient does not receive surgical treatment in time, the tumor is likely to spread and metastasize. Once spread and metastasis occur, only conservative treatment can be performed, and the cure rate is usually low, which may endanger the patient's life;

4. Other situations: If the patient is older, he or she may not tolerate the surgery, and there may be some risks during the operation, which may lead to the operation not being carried out smoothly. Since thyroid cancer surgery requires comprehensive treatment such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, if the patient is too old, he or she may have an allergic reaction to chemotherapy drugs or experience other physical discomfort, which may affect the patient's life and treatment.

When thyroid cancer is diagnosed, surgical resection should be performed as soon as possible. In addition to surgical treatment, it is also necessary to decide whether to use comprehensive treatment methods such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy based on the results of pathological examination.