How long can you live after thyroid cancer surgery

Some patients with thyroid cancer hesitate when they hear the doctor say they need surgery. Many people believe that surgery cannot completely cure cancer, and that they will not live long with or without surgery. Surgery also costs extra money. So how long can you live after thyroid cancer surgery? Today we are here to answer this question for you.

Thyroid cancer is composed of several tumors with different biological behaviors and different pathological types, mainly including papillary adenocarcinoma, follicular carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, and medullary carcinoma. The postoperative situation of each type of thyroid cancer will be different. Let's take a look at them below:

The first type of papillary adenocarcinoma: After surgical treatment, almost 90% of patients can survive long-term.

The second type of follicular adenocarcinoma: The cure rate after surgery can reach 80%, and the survival rate is also very long. The life expectancy of most patients can be extended for many years.

The third type of medullary carcinoma: If proper maintenance is taken after surgery, the patient can survive for a long time and it will not affect the overall life expectancy.

The fourth type of undifferentiated cancer: Most of them occur in the elderly. How long they can live depends on their age when they undergo surgery. Moreover, each person's degree of aging is different, so the life expectancy of these patients after surgery cannot be generalized.

The above is the answer to how long the patient can live after thyroid cancer surgery. I hope it helps everyone. In fact, a large part of the life expectancy after thyroid cancer surgery depends on the patient's own health care, so finally let's talk about the daily diet and 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.