A 21-year-old member asked:
how is thyroid cancer treated?
3 doctor answers
Dr. Quang Nguyen answered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Surgery: Surgery is the best way to treat thyroid cancer. Radioactive iodine and some drugs also treat thyroid cancer but these are typically done after surgery.
Answered on Mar 16, 2015
2
2 thanks
Dr. Richard Orr answered
44 years experience Surgical Oncology
Surgery first: Typically the entire thyroid is removed (total thyroidectomy) along with any involved lymph nodes in the neck. This is usually followed by radioactive iodine - an outpatient procedure with few side effects. Cure rate for people less that 40 is almost 100%, although some people will need more than one operation. Find an experienced surgeon - it amkes a difference!
Answered on Jun 24, 2017
Dr. Stephanie Lee answered
41 years experience Endocrinology
Thyroid cancer: Thyroid cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. The treatment is a combination of thyroid surgery, radioactive iodine and thyroid hormone therapy. Some patients need only surgery and other with metastatic disease need all 3 treatments. Some very aggressive tumors fail these 3 treatments and can be treated with "tyrosine kinase inhibitors".
Answered on Mar 12, 2020
1
1 thank
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Related questions:
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Lang answered
52 years experience Endocrinology
Yes: There are several types of thyroid cancer and the treatments are different. The most common is papillary cancer and it is treated with surgery and thy ... Read More
A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Munshower answered
30 years experience Family Medicine
Cancer: In my opinion, and the vast majority of Medical professionals,...it is best to have Cancers removed more definitively, through approved and recommende ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Cornelia Franz answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Yes.: You had a traumatic experience and a scary diagnosis. Many people become very afraid of any little pain thereafter. But pain is just pain and a note t ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ester Kwok answered
32 years experience Internal Medicine
TSH<0.01: After treatment for thyroid ca, one will be prescribed thyroid hormone to suppress thyroid growth (there may be remaining microscopic tissue). The do ... Read More
3
3 thanks
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month