Will thyroid cancer spread after surgery? Will thyroid cancer recur after surgery?

Any malignant tumor, including thyroid cancer, has the possibility of recurrence or spread after surgery. In addition to complete removal of thyroid cancer, levothyroxine tablets are needed after surgery. Some patients may also need iodine 131 treatment. The recurrence time of thyroid cancer after surgery is mostly within 5 years. You should go to the hospital for regular check-ups to minimize recurrence.

In recent years, the number of thyroid cancer patients has been rising sharply. The current situation of tumor treatment in the world is that the diagnosis and treatment equipment is constantly innovating, the number of surgeries is increasing, and medical investment is constantly being refurbished, but the mortality rate has not decreased and the incidence rate is still rising. Surgery is the main means of treating thyroid cancer, so will thyroid cancer spread after surgery?
According to clinical statistics, more than half of patients may experience metastasis after thyroid cancer surgery. Some say that metastasis occurs because local surgery is imperfect; others say that thyroid cancer is a systemic disease and local surgery cannot improve the cause of the disease. But in summary, it only shows one point: there will be residual cancer cells after tumor surgery. Metastasis is a basic characteristic of malignant tumors (the characteristics of cancer cells proliferating quickly and being highly active can be simply summarized as metastasis.) If there is residual tumor, there will be metastasis, and metastasis may occur in the near or long term after surgery.
Cancer cells metastasize through blood circulation, lymphatic circulation, and growth and spread. When residual tumor cells grow into metastatic lesions detectable by imaging over time, thyroid cancer can basically be determined to be mid- to late-stage cancer. At this stage, thyroid cancer is like the branches of a big tree spreading underground, deeply rooted, and may have spread throughout the body. Most feasible treatments are inhibitory, extending the patient's survival as much as possible.
Therefore, timely consolidation treatment after thyroid cancer surgery to remove residual tumors in the embryonic stage is the key to preventing metastasis of thyroid cancer after surgery. There are only two types of postoperative consolidation treatment methods. One is to continue to attack the tumor with Western medicine methods such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The other is to combine traditional Chinese medicine treatment to improve and consolidate the patient's immune function and physical fitness, and maintain the balance between the body's immune function and the tumor.
Residual cancer cells often remain hidden in the patient's body for more than five or ten years. Radiotherapy is to irradiate the primary site and suspected tumor metastasis sites, and chemotherapy is to use drugs to kill rapidly growing cell tissues. Once the residual cancer cells are latent, medical examinations cannot detect them. Then, based on the disadvantages of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, they may not be able to effectively eliminate cancer cells. Therefore, even with the assistance of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, there is still a high metastasis rate.
TCM cancer treatment emphasizes holistic treatment. According to Yuan Xifu, president of Zhengzhou Xifu TCM Cancer Hospital, TCM cancer treatment is guided by the principle of strengthening the body and eliminating evil. It not only focuses on local cancer treatment, but also pays more attention to stabilizing the body's disordered internal environment. It comprehensively adjusts the body's qi and blood, yin and yang, and the balance of internal organs, and mobilizes the overall immune function to fight tumors. After long-term research on TCM cancer treatment, Yuan Xifu found that the size of the tumor is not positively correlated with the survival period of thyroid cancer, but the rise and fall of the vital energy is inseparable from the patient's survival period and quality of life.
Therefore, the feasibility of TCM in treating cancer is naturally worth affirming. Comprehensive TCM treatment after thyroid cancer surgery can make up for the shortcomings of thyroid cancer surgery, resist tumor invasion in the long term, and reduce the risk of postoperative metastasis.
However, it is more difficult to choose a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, because there are many concepts about treating and fighting cancer through traditional Chinese medicine, and coupled with the impact of Western medicine, many traditional Chinese medicine practitioners do not occupy a high position in the minds of patients, and patients may find it difficult to find a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with therapeutic effects.