years ago, 28-year-old Ah Hai found thyroid cancer during a physical examination and performed an excision in the hospital.
Because I heard that thyroid cancer is "lazy cancer", some patients live well without treatment, not to mention that they have had surgery themselves, so Ah Hai relaxed and thought everything was fine.
However, half a year later, Ahai went for a review and the examination results showed that The left cervical lymph node was metastasized , and it was necessary to perform another surgery for cleaning. Then another half a year later, the lymph nodes in the neck metastasized again.
Two surgeries in just one year, and Ah Hai is a little difficult to deal with. Didn’t it mean that thyroid cancer is not serious? Why does it always relapse?
However, the "torture" of thyroid cancer did not stop. In July this year, Ah Hai's review result once again suggested that his thyroid globulin (TG) was rising. The ultrasound examination result also found abnormally enlarged lymph nodes, and the thyroid cancer recurred again.
A Hai completely collapsed. In less than two years, the cancer recurred three times. The high-frequency treatment made it difficult for him to support him, and his fear and pessimism became stronger and stronger.
1. Thyroid cancer is becoming younger. Pay attention to clues of
thyroid cancer. It has been in great momentum in recent years and has been "expanding" its own patient team. According to relevant data, since 2000, thyroid cancer has grown at an average annual rate of 20%, with 221,000 new cases in 2020, seriously endangering public health.
. Some experts say that it is related to the improvement of medical standards and the increasing accuracy of testing methods. Since the popularity of high-resolution B ultrasound , more and more thyroid disease , even cancers as small as 2mm, can be detected. Accurate diagnosis leaves cancer nowhere to escape, thus increasing the number of thyroid cancer patients to a certain extent.
What is so great is that thyroid cancer is becoming more and more "favored" young people. As the pace of life of young people continues to accelerate, problems such as staying up late, irregular and uncontrollable diet (insufficient or excessive iodine intake, insufficient vitamins and minerals), weight loss, and high mental stress are becoming increasingly serious, which also gives cancer the opportunity to "take advantage of the situation".
Because thyroid cancer is often "quiet" in the early stages, it is easy for patients to miss out on opportunities. Therefore, it is recommended that young people pay more attention to observation and check in time when they find the following symptoms, and beware that it is the "knocking sound" of cancer.
, neck mass
According to statistics, more than 95% of patients have preneoplastic lumps, especially isolated, irregular, poorly motile hard mass , which should be highly vigilant.
. Voice change
When the tumor grows to a certain level, it will invade the recurrent laryngeal nerve, paralyzing it, causing the sound to change, such as hoarseness and inability to make sounds.
When the tumor continues to compress the esophagus and trachea, the patient may experience poor swallowing or breathing limitation. If he is not active, especially when lying flat, he often feels breathing difficulties. He should pay great attention and go to the hospital in time to find out the cause.
, cough up blood
When tumors invade the trachea and esophagus, they are also prone to cough up blood symptoms, but many people often associate this symptom with lung diseases when they appear, and ignore thyroid cancer, which needs attention.
2. Thyroid cancer is "fake cancer", and there is no need to treat it if it is diagnosed?
It is understood that after standardized diagnosis and treatment, the 5-year survival rate of thyroid cancer can be as high as 88.5%, which is better than other cancers. In addition, the disease development of most patients is slower than other cancers, and the discomfort symptoms are not obvious, so many people have an illusion that thyroid cancer is "fake cancer" and "lazy cancer".
But it should be noted that the "friendliness" of thyroid cancer is only relatively speaking. In essence, it is still a cancer and will also pose a huge threat to human health. If there is no timely intervention, it will develop into local advanced stage, distant metastasis or loss of differentiation, it may also take the patient's life.
So, for thyroid cancer, we need to treat it in detail.
Thyroid cancer is divided into many types, not all thyroid cancer is "lazy cancer". You need to meet the following conditions before you can breathe a sigh of relief: patients have no family history of thyroid cancer; the size does not exceed 1cm (the most basic condition); no lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis; no invasion of the trachea, esophagus, recurrent laryngeal nerve, and tissues around thyroid ; the tumor range does not involve external thyroid; it is clearly not a high-risk type after puncture pathology, etc. , such as papillary carcinoma , has the best prognosis. After standardized treatment, the 10-year survival rate can reach more than 90%.
If the conditions for "lazy cancer" are met, the patient can ignore the operation and follow up closely according to the doctor's advice. If other types of tar cancer, especially undifferentiated cancer, are the most malignant, they need timely intervention and treatment to avoid delaying for a long time and bringing serious consequences.
3. Reminder: "Lazy cancer" will also become fierce. After treatment, you need to review
. Regarding thyroid cancer, it is necessary to emphasize that you should not be deceived by the appearance of "lazy cancer" and relax your vigilance. For example, Ah Hai at the beginning of the article thinks that thyroid cancer is not serious and has undergone surgery, so he no longer takes it seriously and still maintains some bad living habits, including smoking and drinking, staying up late, and eating irregularly and unbalanced. These factors have led to Ah Hai's atarctic cancer recurrence again. So in order to avoid this situation, I would like to remind everyone that even if you are lazy, don’t take it lightly. Protects should not be taken away.
How should patients prevent recurrence?
First, performs standardized diagnosis and treatment . This is the most important point. For surgery, follow-up should be followed up; in addition, should take good care of life, try to achieve nutritional balance, especially pay attention to to control iodine intake . According to WHO recommendations, the daily intake of adults is 150 micrograms.
Stay away from tobacco and alcohol ; try to maintain a happy mentality , pay attention to the combination of work and rest, because high pressure and overwork can disrupt the nervous and endocrine systems, causing immune dysfunction and leading to recurrence of atarctic cancer; finally, regularly review and complete necessary examinations in accordance with the doctor's instructions. If there is a recurrence, it can be dealt with in time to reduce the harm.
Summary: Although thyroid cancer is indeed "gentle" compared with other cancers, it is still cancerous in nature. Therefore, we must be vigilant about it and prevent problems. Once suspicious symptoms are found, seek medical treatment in time and try to minimize the harm it brings. #组合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合合� Tell you 1 bad news and 2 good news...》. Life Times. 2021-05-25
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