What to do if thyroid cancer does not absorb iodine

If thyroid cancer patients do not absorb iodine, they can improve their condition by adjusting their diet, taking medication, performing surgery, or receiving radiotherapy. Thyroid cancer is a common malignant tumor in clinical practice. This condition may be related to genetic factors, or long-term exposure to ionizing radiation, X-rays, etc., may also induce thyroid cancer.

1. Adjust the diet structure: If the patient has thyroid cancer and does not absorb iodine, he should avoid eating foods with high iodine content in his daily diet, such as kelp, seaweed, dried shrimp, etc. He can eat foods containing high-quality protein in moderation, such as eggs, milk, lean meat, etc. In addition, he should avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, such as peppers, garlic, mustard, etc., and eat a light diet;

2. Drug treatment: Patients can use levothyroxine sodium tablets under the guidance of a doctor. This drug is a synthetic thyroid hormone drug that can maintain normal thyroid hormone levels in the human body. In addition, propylthiouracil tablets can be used as prescribed by a doctor. This drug can inhibit the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormone and control the development of thyroid cancer.

3. Surgical treatment: If the patient does not absorb iodine and has symptoms such as dyspnea and dysphagia, thyroidectomy can be performed under the guidance of a doctor. However, it should be noted that the analysis should be based on the condition. For patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer, if there is no distant metastasis and the patient's own physical condition is relatively good, surgical resection can be performed;

4. Radiotherapy: If the patient develops lymph node metastasis or lung metastasis after surgery, radiotherapy can be performed, which can effectively control the progression of the disease.

In addition to the above situations, radionuclide therapy can be used in conjunction with surgical treatment as prescribed by the doctor. This method can be used to treat thyroid cancer and metastatic lesions of other tumors. When patients experience symptoms such as dyspnea and dysphagia, they should go to the hospital's thyroid surgery department in time for a routine blood test and neck ultrasound to clarify the specific situation.