Symptoms For Thyroid Cancer

Symptoms for thyroid cancer - A large part of the world's population is suffering from thyroid problems and most of these people are women. This important gland can make your metabolism out of balance and can develop various diseases such as thyroid cancer.

By being aware of all the symptoms, you can become aware of the danger of this situation.

Thyroid cancer does not occur too often and develops when a tumor develops in the neck. In most cases, proper treatment will ensure that the tumor remains benign. In this case, however, it is important that the diagnosis is very accurate.

Women run more risk of developing thyroid cancer when they are in transition or when they are postmenopausal.

The treacherous symptoms for thyroid cancer are:

• A nod in the neck (similar to Adam's apple)
• Regular pain in the ears
• Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
• A persistent sore throat
• Difficulty in swallowing (odynophagia)
• Difficult to breathing
• Asthma
• Hoarseness
• Unclear speech
• A cough that is not connected to other health conditions.

What are the main causes of thyroid cancer?

• Exposure to radiation during childhood (the chance of developing tumors takes every time you receive radiation)
• Heredity (if someone in your family has suffered from thyroid cancer)
• Hashimoto's disease
• When you are 40 years old or older and 70 years old or older

There are five types of thyroid cancer:

Papillary carcinoma
This form is the most common (70% of all cases) and especially women who have received cervical radiation in the past, are at increased risk. The tumor is clearly recognizable and there may be calcification.

Patients with this form of thyroid cancer are already in the advanced state may be faced with sows to the cervical nodes. The tumor grows slowly and painlessly.

Follicular carcinoma
This is the second most common form of thyroid cancer and is especially common in people who suffer from strumas and are usually fifty years old or older. The tumor can be as big as the thyroid itself, but it is usually difficult to detect.

This form of thyroid cancer can spread through the bloodstream and sow to the lungs and bones. The cancer also spreads through the lymphatic system. The tumor is painless and feels hard.

Anaplastic carcinoma
Only ten percent of people with thyroid cancer have anaplastic carcinoma. This form of thyroid cancer is very malignant and occurs in people who are 65 years of age, who have usually had problems with strumas or papillary or follicular carcinomas.

This tumor occurs as a large mass that occupies the entire gland. Anaplastic carcinoma can sow through the lymphatic system. The tumor is painful, grows very quickly and feels hard.

Medulla carcinoma
The way this form of thyroid cancer develops differs from the way the other forms arise. The tumor is easy to detect during a normal histological examination. Medullary carcinoma can occur at any age and develops especially in women, although the risk from the fiftieth year rises.

This form of thyroid cancer can early stage through the lymphatic system and circulatory system. In some cases, the development of this form of cancer is inherited.

Thyroid lymphoma
This form of cancer develops in cells called lymphocytes that are part of the physical immune system. The tumor grows very slowly and occurs more frequently in older women who have suffered from other conditions related to the thyroid such as Hashimoto's disease in the past.

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References :

1. National Cancer Institute
2. Gezonder Leven
3. American Cancer Society