Thyroid Cancer: The Hidden Threat to Women’s Health – 4 Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore

Actress Vivian Hu was diagnosed with the disease earlier this yearThyroidThe cancer was stage zero, but luckily, it was fine after the initial surgery. Department of General Surgery, Cathay HospitalphysicianCai Minglin says that women are more likely to develop thyroid cancer. If you have a persistent cough, hoarse voice, difficulty swallowing, or a lump in your neck, this can be a warning sign of cancer.

Dr. Kai Minglin about thyroidtumorIt is a common disease that affects about 40% of people with thyroid nodules and about 5% of them develop thyroid cancer. 70% to 90% of patients are misdiagnosed during physical examination if they undergo a full treatment course and are followed regularly, the 10-year survival rate exceeds 98% and the cure rate is quite high.

Most thyroid cancers are asymptomatic and have unknown causes that may be related to hormones, genetic mutations, heredity, or the environment. Cai Minglin pointed out that when the tumor is so large that it compresses the nearby airways, nerves, and carotid arteries, people will feel obvious discomfort, such as constricting the throat causing hoarseness, obstructing the airways causing cough, and making it difficult to invade the esophagus. . , etc. If it metastasizes to bones, and lungs, there will be difficulty in breathing, pain, etc.

Chang Yicheng, an attending physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at National Taiwan University Hospital, said that thyroid cancer is mainly mastoid cancer, and high risk factors are exposure to radioactive environments, such as after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, and radioactive sea sand houses in Taiwan, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. And patients with hypothyroidism should also pay attention to high-risk groups, especially women and the elderly.

Zhang Yicheng said that in the past, the lack of iodine in the human body led to thyroid dysfunction and even cancer, nowadays, to make iodized salt or dark-colored food in the sea, such as kelp, seaweed. , nori and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, green vegetables, radish etc. also contain iodine. In fact, people do not need to supplement a lot of iodine, if there is too much iodine in the human body, it can easily cause hyperthyroidism, tumors, etc.

How to prevent thyroid cancer? Cai Minglin suggested that for thyroid cancer, regular health check-ups or comprehensive whole-body screening can detect thyroid nodules, so you can be alert and prevent cancer. In daily life, you need balanced nutrition, normal work and rest and regular exercise.