What is the current situation of thyroid cancer in my country

Because more and more people are suffering from cancer, people have begun to realize the importance of cancer in endangering health. Thyroid cancer is one of them. Because the number of people suffering from this type of disease is increasing, the following article will introduce the current situation of thyroid cancer in my country. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

Thyroid tumors are divided into benign and malignant. Malignant tumors mainly refer to thyroid cancer, which includes four major categories: papillary carcinoma, follicular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, and undifferentiated carcinoma. At present, the incidence of thyroid cancer in my country shows two trends. One is the trend of younger age, and the other is the trend of continuous increase. In the past, thyroid cancer was considered a relatively rare malignant tumor, but the incidence of the disease has increased rapidly in recent years, especially in coastal areas, which have become high-incidence areas of thyroid cancer. Among them, the increase in papillary carcinoma is the most obvious, becoming the absolute main treatment for thyroid cancer.

Thyroid cancer is generally divided into differentiated thyroid cancer including papillary (micro) thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer, poorly differentiated thyroid cancer such as medullary cancer and anaplastic thyroid cancer, and some rare malignant tumors such as thyroid lymphoma, thyroid metastatic cancer and thyroid squamous cell carcinoma. Among them, the proportion of papillary thyroid cancer is about 90%, the proportion of follicular thyroid cancer is about 5%, the proportion of medullary thyroid cancer is about 4%, and the rest are other malignant tumors such as anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Symptoms: Differentiated thyroid cancer is usually more common in women, with a female:male ratio of about 3:1. The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer increases with age, and the common age is 30-60 years old. Differentiated thyroid cancer develops slowly. Patients may find a gradually enlarging painless mass in the neck, which may be discovered by themselves or accidentally during physical examinations, or discovered during B-ultrasound and other examinations. In the late stage of the disease, varying degrees of hoarseness, dysphonia, dysphagia, dyspnea, coughing and hemoptysis may occur. Physical examination shows that the tumor is mostly hard, with a smooth surface and clear borders. If the tumor is confined to the thyroid gland, it may move up and down with swallowing; if it has invaded the trachea or adjacent tissues, it is relatively fixed.

Diagnosis: Needle aspiration cytology is one of the most reliable diagnostic methods for thyroid cancer, with an accuracy rate of more than 80%. Rapid frozen section examination during surgery is a key diagnostic method for thyroid cancer, with an accuracy rate of nearly 90%. Paraffin section pathology examination is the most ideal diagnostic measure for thyroid cancer, with an accuracy rate of 100%.

Therefore, people should pay enough attention to the prevention of thyroid cancer to avoid delaying the disease. As long as timely and effective treatment measures are taken, the cure rate of thyroid cancer can reach more than 95%. Therefore, early treatment is the key.