What are the early symptoms of thyroid cancer?

Although the incidence of thyroid cancer is not very high, its harm cannot be underestimated. There are generally many reasons that lead to its occurrence, such as eating habits, working environment and living habits, which can lead to the occurrence of thyroid cancer. The sooner the disease is treated, the better. Therefore, understanding some early symptoms of thyroid cancer is very helpful for us to protect our health.

Generally speaking, most thyroid cancer patients are women, and the patients are mainly middle-aged and young people. Once you have thyroid cancer, it can be said that you will be persecuted by this disease for the rest of your life. Even many young people have lost their lives because of thyroid cancer. The early symptoms of thyroid cancer are no different from those of benign thyroid diseases. Clinically, they only manifest as a lump in the neck without other symptoms. At this time, patients often ignore the possibility of a tumor because there are no other symptoms, which causes delays in treatment. Therefore, doctors remind that if you find that the thyroid nodules in your neck are accompanied by the following conditions, it indicates that you may have thyroid cancer:

Those who have long-term thyroid nodular enlargement, irregular shape, or rapid enlargement and hardening in the recent period.

·Those with hoarseness, difficulty breathing, etc.

People with a history of radiation diagnosis or treatment of the head or neck, especially adolescents, are more likely to develop the disease.

· Patients whose mass movement is significantly restricted during swallowing.

Patients with hard cervical lymphadenopathy that does not shrink despite anti-infection treatment.

Long-term diarrhea without blood or pus in the stool, often accompanied by facial flushing or multiple mucosal neuromas.

Thyroid tumors can be divided into benign and malignant. Benign thyroid cancer itself is not serious, and generally there are no obvious symptoms when the tumor is small. However, if not treated in time, the tumor will continue to grow larger. Some patients with larger tumors will experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, and hoarseness due to the tumor compressing the trachea, esophagus, and recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Knowing the early symptoms of thyroid cancer can help us detect the disease in time. If it is a malignant tumor, timely surgical treatment is most effective. However, even if it is a benign tumor, you cannot ignore its harm. You must know that many malignant thyroid tumors are transformed from benign ones. Therefore, no matter what the situation is, treatment is the most critical once the disease is discovered.