Does thyroid cancer have a big impact on the body?

Does thyroid cancer have a big impact on the body? Since thyroid cancer has no obvious symptoms and does not affect the patient's eating, sleeping and other living habits, many patients do not pay attention to the treatment of thyroid cancer in time. However, it is important to know that there are definitely dangers of thyroid cancer. So what are the specific hazards?

What are the common risks of thyroid cancer?

1. If thyroid cancer is not treated (because benign thyroid tumors have no obvious symptoms: no itching, no pain, no impact on speaking, eating, sleeping, work and study), the disease will last for a long time, both Qi and Yin will be damaged, and eventually Yin and Yang will damage each other, becoming a difficult to treat disease and even life-threatening.

2. Thyroid tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign thyroid cancer itself is not serious, and generally there are no obvious symptoms when the tumor is small. However, if not treated in time, the tumor will grow larger and larger. Some patients with larger tumors will experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, and hoarseness due to the compression of the trachea, esophagus, and recurrent laryngeal nerve by the tumor. In addition, benign thyroid cancer has a 20% malignant transformation rate. Therefore, it should be treated as soon as possible after discovery.

3. Malignant thyroid cancer is thyroid cancer. Most of them are low- and medium-grade malignant. The survival rate of patients after the disease is relatively high (the average 5-year survival rate after surgery is 95%). However, a small number of patients are highly malignant (i.e. undifferentiated cancer), which is seriously life-threatening. Therefore, it should be taken seriously and treated in time.

4. When thyroid disease becomes so severe that it cannot be cured, it will lead to lifelong medication or even life-threatening conditions.

5. Thyroid cancer can also cause some complications, such as damage to liver and kidney functions.

After learning a series of common hazards and related knowledge about the thyroid gland, we should pay more attention to this aspect in our lives, rest on time, get enough sleep every day, seek medical attention as soon as possible if you find yourself feeling unwell, and don’t often work overtime until late. The body is the capital of the revolution, and we should protect it.