Question 1

can papillary or follicular thyroid cancer spread quickly? or is the only fast spreading thyroid cancer anaplastic?

Accepted Answer

Please see below: Papillary and follicular thyroid cancers are referred to as differentiated thyroid cancer, which means that the cancer cells look and act in some respects like normal thyroid cells.
Papillary and follicular thyroid cancers account for more than 90% of all thyroid cancers.                                                      They tend to grow very slowly.

Question 2

how fast does thyroid cancer grow?

Accepted Answer

Usually Slow.: It depends on the type of thyroid cancer but the most common type, papillary thyroid cancer, usually grows and spreads slowly.  There is another very rare type, anaplastic thyroid cancer that grows very fast and is usually lethal.

Question 3

how do i know if the thyroid cancer has spread?

Accepted Answer

Blood test, nuc scan: Blood tests for thyroglobulin(tg) are very sensitive for persistent thyroid cancer.  Tg is only found in active thyroid cells, and after surgery and rai ablation, there should not be any cells or tg left.  Blood tests for tg can show if thyroid cancer is still present, and nuclear scans with a diagnostic or therapeutic dose of radioactive iodine can show where thyroid cancer is still present.

Question 4

can thyroid cancer spread to the gallblader ?

Accepted Answer

Highly unlikley: The gallbladder as a site for metastasis or spread from other cancers is almost unheard of.

Question 5

how do we know that a thyroid cancer spreads to other glands?

Accepted Answer

: The spread of cancer to other parts of the body can be easily detected with the use of X-Rays, CT scans or PET scans.
These tests are useful in cases where the recurrence is suspected based on new symptoms and patient is examined by their physicians first.
The spread of Thyroid cancer usually goes to the lungs, Bones or Liver(not to any other glands).

Question 6

what to do if i have thyroid cancer that spread to my chest. any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

There are options.: The standard treatment, if the thyroid cancer that spreads to the chest takes it up, is radioactive iodine.  Otherwise there are drugs called tkis such as vendetanib which can help control the disease.  There will almost certainly be more treatments in the future.

Question 7

my grandpa has thyroid cancer and i wanna ask if the cancer spreads, can radiation cure it?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid cancer: The most common types of thyroid cancer are treated with surgery and a dose of radio-iodine after the surgery (depending on certain features of the cancer). Radiation can be used in certain instances, but is not curative.  Your grandfather's thyroid surgeon can help you with this question.

Question 8

can  thyroid  cancer spread  to    the   brain?

Accepted Answer

Yes but rare: Thyroid cancers do spread ( meta)  to brain  less frequently.

Question 9

doctors, what are the symptoms that thyroid cancer has spread to lungs or kidneys?

Accepted Answer

Usually none: Thyroid cancers can spread to lymph nodes in the neck, lungs, or bones. It can spread to other areas but it&#x27;s rare for it to spread to the kidneys. When it spreads to the lungs, it does not usually cause symptoms until late in the course of the disease. If you have concerns, please talk to your thyroid surgeon or endocrinologist.

Question 10

will chemotherapy help at all with 8.7cm thyroid cancer with mestatic neck disease and spread to nearby lymph nodes ?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Thyroid cancer is quite responsive to treatment with radio-iodine.  Your best source for information on treatment is your oncologist.

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What to do if i have thyroid cancer that spread to my chest. any suggestions?

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My grandpa has thyroid cancer and i wanna ask if the cancer spreads, can radiation cure it?

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Can thyroid cancer spread to the brain?

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