Why does thyroid cancer cause slow reaction?

Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine tumor in clinical practice, which can be caused by a variety of factors such as genetics and endocrine disorders. Thyroid cancer leads to a slow response, and common causes include surgical injury, radioactive iodine treatment, drug effects, and disease recurrence. It is recommended to make a clear diagnosis under the guidance of a doctor and carry out active treatment.

1. Surgical injury: When thyroid cancer patients undergo surgery, they need general anesthesia during the operation, which may cause the patient's reaction to slow down due to surgical injury. There is no need to worry too much at this time. After the anesthesia effect wears off, the symptoms will usually gradually subside;

2. Radioactive iodine treatment: When patients with thyroid cancer receive radioactive iodine treatment, it may damage the thyroid tissue and cause hypothyroidism in the patient, which manifests as a slow response caused by thyroid cancer. You can take medications such as levothyroxine sodium tablets under the guidance of a doctor to supplement the missing thyroid hormone and improve thyroid function;

3. Drug effects: When thyroid cancer patients take certain drugs, such as propylthiouracil tablets, they may experience drug-induced hypothyroidism. Clinical examination results will indicate that thyroid cancer has caused a slow response. At this time, you should follow the doctor's advice to change or stop taking the drug according to your own situation. Usually, you can gradually recover after stopping or taking the drug;

4. Disease recurrence: If thyroid cancer patients have disease recurrence, they may experience corresponding clinical symptoms due to tumor compression, such as neck mass, hoarseness, etc., which will cause the patient to react more slowly. At this time, surgical resection, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other comprehensive treatments are required according to the condition.