What are the dangers of papillary thyroid cancer? How long can a person with papillary thyroid cancer live?

Papillary thyroid cancer often causes uncomfortable symptoms such as hoarseness, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, and pain, which seriously reduce the quality of life; repeated attacks of the disease can also affect mental health.

1. Reduced quality of life

Thyroid tumors can compress the trachea and esophagus, causing hoarseness, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing and other discomforts. When the disease develops to the late stage and distant metastasis occurs, there may be severe pain, which seriously reduces the quality of life.

2. Impact on mental health

If the operation is not performed properly and the cancer is not completely removed, it may lead to repeated attacks of the disease, which will not only harm physical health, but also add psychological burden, leading to negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, etc., and affecting mental health.

3. Life-threatening

Although papillary thyroid cancer has a low degree of malignancy and has little impact on life expectancy, repeated attacks of the disease or improper treatment that leads to the disease progressing to the late stage can also affect survival.