How long can you live after thyroid cancer surgery

For most friends who are diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the word thyroid cancer is undoubtedly very scary. Many people are hesitant about the doctor's suggestion of surgery, and are very worried that they will not live long after the surgery. So today we will find out, how long can you live after thyroid cancer surgery?

First of all, you need to understand the main types of thyroid cancer, and then look at the situation after various thyroid cancer surgeries:

Thyroid cancer is mainly divided into: papillary adenocarcinoma, follicular adenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, and undifferentiated carcinoma. Among them, papillary adenocarcinoma can survive for a long time after surgery. Follicular adenocarcinoma has a cure rate of 80% after surgery, and the survival rate is also very long. Medullary carcinoma can also survive for a long time if it is properly maintained after surgery. The fourth type of undifferentiated carcinoma is mostly diagnosed in the elderly. How long they can live depends on the age of the elderly when they have surgery. In addition, the degree of aging of each person is different, so how long these patients can live after surgery cannot be generalized.

Through the above introduction, I believe many people have already understood how long you can live after thyroid cancer surgery. In fact, any disease needs to be treated. Treatment can give you and your family hope of survival. Moreover, with the development of medicine, many diseases are no longer terminal illnesses. Only scientific treatments can effectively prolong life. So I hope everyone can believe in science and actively cooperate with doctors in treatment.

How long you can live after thyroid cancer surgery depends largely on the patient's own health care, so let's talk about the health care common sense of thyroid cancer:

The diet of thyroid cancer patients should be nutritious, high in protein, high in vitamins, low in fat and salt, eat less or no spicy, greasy, grilled, pickled and other foods, eat regularly and quantitatively, and have reasonable nutrition. Eat more fish, lean meat, eggs, soy products, mushrooms, jujubes, etc. At the same time, pay attention to adjusting your mentality and doing proper exercise, which are very beneficial to recovery. Eat less or no spicy, greasy, grilled, pickled and other foods.