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Friday, June 1, 2018

Thyroid Cancer: Causes, Symptoms And Treatments For Thyroid Cancer

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped organ in the body, located in the front of your neck.

The thyroid gland is responsible for regulating your metabolism.

 Besides this, it releases hormones which regulate other important functions of your body like using blood pressure,heart rate, and body weight temperature.

 When the cells genetically change themselves, it results in an abnormal growth of cells, which over time develops into a tumor and is known as thyroid cancer

 If diagnosed in time, thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer.

What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?

If your thyroid gland is healthy, you will not experience any symptoms. However, if the cancer has progressed to a particular stage, you are likely to experience the following symptoms:
1. Lump in the throat
2. Constant cough without cold or flu
3. Difficulty in swallowing
4. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
5. Hoarseness
6. Pain radiating from the neck till the ears
7. Difficulty in breathing
8. Vocal changes

What are the causes of thyroid cancer?

Causes of thyroid cancer have not been recognized yet. However, there are some factors which can raise a person's odds of contracting this disease.

 They include

1. Genetic syndromes
Some diseases can be inherited and sadly, cancer is one of them. Sometimes, a person inherits an abnormal, thyroid cancer gene from parents. Eight out of ten cases of medullary thyroid cancer are inherited.

2. Iodine deficiency
Iodine is important for your overall health. In some cases, if you do not get enough of this nutrient in your diet, your risk of thyroid cancer increases.

3. Radiation exposure
Radiation exposure can increase the risk of some forms of thyroid cancer. If your neck was exposed to some form of radiation as a child or if you went through too many X-rays during childhood, your risk of thyroid cancer increases

What are the treatment options for thyroid cancer?

Thyroid cancer treatment will depend on the type of cancer and to what extent it has spread. Most people opt for surgical removal of the tumor. This way the body loses its ability to produce normal thyroid hormones.

This can be replaced with oral hormones. Other treatment options for thyroid cancer include the following.

1)Chemotherapy
2)External beam radiation therapy
3) Radioactive iodine therapy

 

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