How is thyroid cancer treated

How is thyroid cancer treated? No matter what disease patients suffer from, what they care most about is how to treat it. After all, correct treatment measures are the key to helping get rid of the disease. Thyroid cancer also has many treatment methods for patients to choose from. So how is thyroid cancer treated? Let's find out below.

What are the treatments for thyroid cancer?

1. Surgical treatment and postoperative drug treatment

The purpose of surgery is to remove cancerous tissue and the cervical lymph nodes that may have metastasized. The surgical method to remove cancerous tissue is generally to remove all or most of the thyroid gland. The postoperative treatment of thyroid cancer is thyroid hormone therapy. If the thyroid gland is completely or mostly removed, thyroid hormone therapy must be used to maintain the normal function of the thyroid gland.

2. Neck radiation therapy

Among the methods of treating thyroid cancer, neck radiotherapy is a relatively common method. For patients with incomplete resection, neck thyroid radiotherapy and lymph node radiotherapy can generally be added. This is also a relatively common method because most patients with thyroid cancer have incomplete surgical resection.

3. Anticancer drug treatment

Anticancer drug treatment is not very effective for most patients and is rarely used now. Anticancer drug treatment may be effective for a small number of patients with thyroid cancer, but due to the high toxicity and great harm to the body, many patients do not use this method.

Warm reminder: We all know about these treatment plans, don't ignore the treatment measures. We can also treat it through other treatment methods. Choose a method that suits you, which will help the recovery of the disease. If you are not sure enough, you should check first and then treat it.