How long is the life expectancy after thyroid cancer surgery

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in the world. How long can thyroid cancer patients live after surgery? Will it affect their final life expectancy? This has become the most concerned issue for thyroid cancer patients. So today we will find out how long the life expectancy is after thyroid cancer surgery.

First of all, we need to know that 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 it 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.

To sum up, everyone knows the approximate life expectancy after surgery for each type of thyroid cancer. As long as thyroid cancer patients strictly follow the doctor's advice on daily health care after surgery, there will not be much impact on their life expectancy after surgery, so thyroid cancer patients can rest assured.