What are the symptoms of early thyroid cancer?

What are the symptoms of early thyroid cancer? No matter what the disease is, it is difficult to detect it in the early stage. After all, our body still has some resistance. When the disease is not serious, the symptoms are not obvious, but early detection is crucial for treatment. So what are the symptoms of early thyroid cancer?

Early symptoms of thyroid cancer

1. Irregularity and lumps in the front of the neck. Children and women over 40 years old are more likely to have lumps (or tumors) in the front of the neck. More than 95% of patients have lumps (or tumors) in the front of the neck, especially isolated, irregular, unclear, and poorly active hard tumors, which should be particularly vigilant. ENT-related symptoms: patients have hoarseness or cough when drinking water; difficulty breathing or swallowing; radiating pain in the ears, pillows, and shoulders; compression and expansion of the neck veins or the appearance of palpebral fissures and pupil constriction; ipsilateral or bilateral lymph node enlargement, etc. Accompanying symptoms: the symptoms of thyroid cancer also include some accompanying symptoms. Experts say that patients with medullary carcinoma may have pheochromocytoma and parathyroid hyperplasia or tumors at the same time, and clinically they may have symptoms such as diarrhea, palpitations, facial flushing, and hypocalcemia. Distant metastasis symptoms: experts point out that the rate of diffusion and metastasis of thyroid cancer can reach 50% to 90%, and the rate of cervical lymph node metastasis is 65%. Distant metastasis of thyroid cancer is more common in the lungs, skull, vertebrae, and pelvis.

2. Pay attention to the size of the lump. If the lump is diffusely enlarged or has multiple nodules, it is mostly endemic goiter. Generally, the diameter of a single nodule of a benign tumor or cyst is about 2 cm. If the diameter exceeds 2 cm, it should be suspected of thyroid cancer. Pay attention to the smoothness and hardness of the lump, and touch the surface of the lump carefully with your thumb and index finger. If the surface is smooth and uniform, it is mostly endemic goiter; if the surface is not very smooth, it is likely to be caused by thyroiditis; if it is a single nodule, but the surface is smooth and uniform, it may be an adenoma; if a single nodule is enlarged, it is not smooth and has a solid feel, it should be suspected of cancer.

3. Pay attention to the shape of the thyroid enlargement. The shape of the thyroid enlargement is generally divided into two categories. One is butterfly-shaped, which is more common in patients with endemic goiter, thyroiditis and some hyperthyroidism; the other is a round lump in a certain part of the thyroid gland, which is more common in thyroid cysts, thyroid adenomas, and also thyroid cancer. After surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the physical fitness of thyroid cancer patients has declined significantly. If you stay in bed for a long time, you are likely to have muscle atrophy and organ function decline. Therefore, patients need to develop a suitable physical exercise plan for physical rehabilitation. Walking is a more suitable exercise for cancer patients. Long-term walking can increase lung capacity, enhance heart function, adjust the body's metabolism, and improve disease resistance.