What is iodine-131 treatment for thyroid cancer? Can iodine-131 be used to treat thyroid cancer in the early stages?

For thyroid cancer, the treatment involves surgery, iodine-131 and thyroxine therapy. After the cancer is surgically removed, iodine-131 therapy can be used for patients who are suspected of having a high risk of recurrence, metastasis, or death, and the effect of treating tumors is very good.

Cancer can be said to be everywhere. When this disease occurs, it is best to perform surgical treatment, which includes iodine-131 treatment. It can treat this type of cancer very well and is currently one of the best treatments. So what exactly is iodine-131 treatment for patients' thyroid cancer?

1. It can treat postoperative cancer lesions

As for the treatment of thyroid cancer, the treatment methods involved may include surgery, iodine-131 treatment, etc. Especially after surgical removal of the lesion, iodine-131 lesion removal treatment can be performed for cancer patients with high risk of recurrence and metastasis. However, the final treatment method is very different for different symptoms, and doctors can use the correct method to treat the symptoms.

2. Iodine-131 treatment can be implemented in the early stages of thyroid cancer

Iodine-131 treatment can be implemented at the beginning of the patient's thyroid cancer, and the effect is very good. During the treatment, Chinese medicine can also be taken orally. Early detection and early treatment can avoid delaying the disease. Also, during the treatment, the patient should maintain mental pleasure, relax, rest well, strengthen body nutrition, avoid staying up late, and pay attention to cold prevention and warmth.

Thyroid cancer is also an extremely bad tumor. Different pathologies have very different stages and prognoses, so standardized treatment is the most critical. The best treatment is surgery. After surgery, you can choose certain treatment methods based on the cancer situation. When the stage is not too early, iodine 131 treatment can be implemented, which can greatly reduce the probability of metastasis that may occur after surgery. Iodine 131 treatment after thyroid cancer surgery can prevent the diseased tissue and prevent the lesions from not being completely removed and prevent them from proliferating again. Iodine 131 is a medicine solution, just take it. But this is a radioactive drug, and you can't come into contact with others after drinking it, especially children.

The above describes the treatment measures that can be adopted when patients develop thyroid cancer, including iodine 131 treatment, which has good therapeutic effects in the early stages and after surgery. However, patients must be aware that this is a radioactive medicine, and children and other people should not come into contact with it, otherwise it will cause certain risks.