You can have thyroid cancer for years without knowing it as most cases of thyroid cancer show no symptoms for at least a few years or longer.
You may notice a lump in the throat would could be a cancerous thyroid nodule or may not be cancerous.
Thyroid cancer will sometimes spread to the brain which is known as brain metastases which occurs in roughly 0.9% of all cases of differentiated thyroid cancer.
The survival rate of people with thyroid carcinoma that has spread to the brain is less than 1 year.
Thyroid cancer is not all that common although around two thirds of thyroid cancer diagnoses occur in people between the ages of 20 to 55 years of age.
However thyroid cancer can also occur at any age.
Thyroid cancer is slow growing and often begins growing slowly in 1 lobe of the thyroid gland and it often spreads to lymph nodes in the neck.
After thyroid cancer diagnoses you can live for 5 to 10 years with the thyroid cancer.
However if you get treated you can live longer and in some cases the thyroid cancer can be cured.
The survival rate for thyroid cancer is a 5 year 98 percent survival rate.
The actual survival rate with thyroid cancer depends on the stage of the thyroid cancer and the type of thyroid cancer although most people live for 5 to 10 years with thyroid cancer.
Thyroid cancer is usually fatal if not treated and allowed to progress.
Once thyroid cancer gets to stage 4 it becomes less curable and more fatal although in some cases even stage 4 thyroid cancer can be cured through surgery.
The main cause of thyroid cancer is thought to be from inherited conditions and certain DNA that can cause thyroid cells to become cancerous.
However it's not known for sure what the actual cause of thyroid cancer is.
You can have thyroid cancer without knowing it as thyroid cancer is slow growing and can grow for years without showing any signs or symptoms.
Thyroid cancer is detected through a biopsy in which cells from the suspicious area are removed and looked at in the lab to determine if you have thyroid cancer or not.
Thyroid cancer cannot show up directly in a blood test but a blood test can indicate the possibility of thyroid cancer and show your levels of T2, T4 and the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
You don't have to do chemo for thyroid cancer as it's not always helpful with thyroid cancer.
However thyroid cancer can be treated and removed through surgery although sometimes chemo combined with external bean radiation therapy is used for treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Thyroid cancer is removed through surgery called thyroidectomy which removes the thyroid gland that is done through an incision that is a few inches long across the front of your neck.
Most people do survive thyroid cancer when it's diagnosed and treated soon enough.
You have a higher chance of surviving thyroid cancer when it's treated before it gets past stage 2 or stage 3.
When you have or think you have thyroid cancer you should worry about it right away and get treatment to prevent the thyroid cancer from spreading any further as untreated thyroid cancer can eventually be fatal and kill you.
Thyroid cancer should always be taken seriously.
Stage 1 thyroid cancer is curable as it's not in too advanced of a stage yet.
Treatment can help remove stage 1 thyroid cancer and prevent it from progressing further and other treatments can help prevent the thyroid cancer from returning.
Thyroid cancer is most often always curable as long as it has not advanced too far.
The sooner you get treatment for the thyroid cancer the better chance you have at curing and getting rid of the thyroid cancer and surviving it.
With treatment most people do survive thyroid cancer if it's treated soon enough.
The early warning signs of thyroid cancer are.
Constant cough that is not caused by a cold.
Trouble breathing.
Trouble Swallowing.
Lump in the neck that sometimes grows quickly.
Swelling in the neck.
Hoarseness or other changes of the voice that don't go away.
Pain in the front of the neck that sometimes leads up to the ears.
If you don't treat thyroid cancer it will grow and grow and get worse and then eventually the untreated thyroid cancer will be fatal.
The life expectancy during thyroid cancer depends on how far progressed the thyroid cancer is.
Stage 4 thyroid cancer life expectancy is 10 years although some people live less than 10 years and only 21 percent of people that have stage 4 thyroid cancer live past 10 years.
The 4 types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid cancers.
The papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer.
Thyroid cancer is a growth of cells that starts in the thyroid.
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck.
Most thyroid cancers can be cured, especially if they have not spread to distant parts of the body.
If the cancer can't be cured, the goal of treatment may be to remove or destroy as much of the cancer as possible and to keep it from growing, spreading, or returning for as long as possible.
Thyroid cancer grows slowly, often in 1 lobe of the thyroid gland.
It often spreads to lymph nodes in the neck.
Thyroidectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid gland.
The signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer include.
A lump in the neck, sometimes growing quickly.
Swelling in the neck.
Pain in the front of the neck, sometimes going up to the ears.
Hoarseness or other voice changes that do not go away.
Trouble swallowing.
Trouble breathing.
A constant cough that is not due to a cold.
Thyroid cancer is a cancer of the thyroid which is the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck.
The cause of thyroid cancer is not really known 100 percent, but the cause of thyroid cancer may involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Some people have no symptoms of thyroid cancer while others may notice a lump in the neck.
Treatments for thyroid cancer, which are usually successful, include surgery, hormone therapy, radioactive iodine, radiation, and in some cases chemotherapy.
Around 85 out of every 100 men (around 85%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed.
Almost 90 out of every 100 women (almost 90%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed.
Most thyroid cancers respond well to treatment and aren't life-threatening.
After thyroid surgery or treatments, your body still needs thyroid hormones to function.
You'll need thyroid replacement hormone therapy for life.
It has been found that papillary thyroid cancers of any size that are confined to the thyroid gland are unlikely to result in death due to the cancer.
Specifically, the 20-year survival rate was estimated to be 97% for those who did not receive treatment and 99% for those who did.