Rabu, 27 Juli 2011

thyroid cancer treatment

 Thyroid is a gland in the neck. It consists of two types of cells that make thyroid hormones. The thyroid is butterfly-shaped and positioned in front of the neck. The thyroid cancer can be caused by benign or malignant tumors produced in the thyroid.

There are three types of thyroid cancer, papillary and follicular thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, thyroid cancer by plastic Ana. Once it spreads outside the gland, which infects other parts of the body.

The main reasons for this type of cancer, the Nuclear Safety Authority, genetics, age, inadequate amount of iodine in the diet.

Common symptoms are used to detect this type of cancer, raised a small tumor on the face of the neck near the Adam's apple, hard as you speak in a normal tone, extreme difficulty in swallowing and breathing, pain in huge neck.

Thyroid cancer is diagnosed the following methods, ultrasound, radionuclide scan and biopsy.

This type of cancer can be treated with surgery, radioactive iodine, hormone treatment, external beam radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Surgery has proven to be the best treatment. By removing the entire gland tumor, the disease can be completely cured. The surgeon removes the thyroid gland in the neck through a small incision in the neck.

In the method of radioactive iodine, radioactive iodine is passed by the cancer cells to destroy them completely.

When the thyroid is removed completely, there is still some infections, the cells may be present in the affected area. To remove the approach, called hormone replacement is hired.

External beam radiation therapy runs the high-energy X-rays through the affected area to destroy infected cells.

Chemotherapy is a systematic method for injecting substances into the body to remove all the infected cells.

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