thyroid cancer symptoms & treatment
The most common signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer include a lump, or thyroid nodule, that can be felt in the neck, trouble swallowing, throat or neck pain, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, cough, and vocal changes.
Surgery is the most common form of treatment for thyroid cancer that has not spread to other areas of the body. Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and radioactive iodine treatment are also treatment options for thyroid cancer.
Treatments for the four thyroid cancer types. Papillary thyroid cancer responds to treatment with surgery and radioactive iodine. Follicular thyroid cancer responds to treatment with surgery and radioactive iodine treatment. Medullary thyroid cancer must be treated with surgical removal of the entire thyroid gland in addition to complete removal of all neck lymph nodes and fatty tissue.