How to treat a small thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is very small and can be treated through diet, radiotherapy, surgical resection and chemotherapy. Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine tumor in clinical practice and can be generally divided into papillary thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer and medullary thyroid cancer. Most thyroid cancer patients may have a lump in the neck, accompanied by symptoms such as hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and difficulty breathing.

1. Diet adjustment: If the patient has thyroid cancer but it is very small, it is recommended to pay attention to diet, avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, such as barbecue, spicy hot pot, etc., and eat less foods with high iodine content, such as kelp and seaweed. You can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as apples, bananas, eggplants, tomatoes, etc., and pay attention to drinking more water;

2. Radiotherapy: Under the guidance of a doctor, radiotherapy can be performed after the patient has no contraindications to surgery. Radiotherapy can destroy the DNA of cancer cells, thereby killing cancer cells or preventing their growth and shrinking the tumor.

3. Surgical resection: Total or partial thyroidectomy can be performed if the thyroid cancer patient has no distant metastasis and can tolerate surgery after systemic evaluation. If the patient has contraindications to surgery, such as severe distant metastatic tumors, or systemic multiple organ failure that cannot tolerate surgery, conservative treatment can be performed, and radiotherapy can be selected under the guidance of a doctor;

4. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy can be carried out under the guidance of a doctor. Commonly used drugs include thyroxine tablets, levothyroxine sodium tablets, etc. Most thyroid cancer patients can usually achieve the goal of cure after standardized treatment.

It is recommended that patients with thyroid cancer should actively seek treatment, maintain a good attitude, rest more and talk less. They can also do appropriate physical exercise and get enough sleep to help their body recover.