Thyroid Cancer

Symptoms

Hoarseness.
Swollen glands in the neck.
Difficulty swallowing.
Difficulty breathing.
Pain in the throat or neck.
A cough that persists and is not caused by a cold.
A lump in the front of the neck, near the Adam's apple.

Complications

Cough
Dysphagia
Swelling
Dyspnea
Bleeding
Infection
Lump in your throat
Vocal cord paralysis
A change in calcium levels

Causes

Having a family history of thyroid cancer (in the case of medullary thyroid cancer).
Having a bowel condition known as familial adenomatous polyposis.
Acromegaly – a rare condition where the body produces too much growth hormone.

Prevention

Most people with thyroid cancer have no known risk factors, so it is not possible to prevent most cases of this disease. Radiation exposure, especially in childhood, is a known thyroid cancer risk factor. Because of this, doctors no longer use radiation to treat less serious diseases.

Risk factors

Radiation
Iodine intake
Obesity
Thyroid nodules
Family history
Genetics
Diabetes
Diet
Tsh levels and autoimmune thyroiditis

How is it treated?

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Surgery is the most common treatment for thyroid cancer. One of the following procedures may be used: Lobectomy: Removal of the lobe in which thyroid cancer is found. Lymph nodes near the cancer may also be removed and checked under a microscope for signs of cancer.

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Dr. Hemant Malhotra

Professor & HOD

Experience35years

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Dr. Prashant Kumbhaj

Professor

Experience9years

QualificationMBBS, MD(Radiation Oncology), DM, MRCP, SCE (UK), ECMO, PDCR
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Dr. Ajay Yadav

Professor

Experience2years

QualificationMBBS, MD(Medicine), DM(Medical Oncology- AIIMS, New Delhi)
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Dr. Satyajeet Soni

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Ankur Punia

Assistant Professor

Experience5years

QualificationMBBS, MD(Medicine), DM(Medical Oncology- SAIMS, Indore)
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