How long can you live after thyroid cancer surgery?

The appearance of a tumor will directly endanger the patient's life, but there is a type of tumor that doctors call an immortal tumor. It is the thyroid tumor, which is what we usually call thyroid cancer. But does this mean that suffering from thyroid cancer will not endanger people's lives? In fact, regardless of whether it will eventually threaten people's lives, patients will want to know how long they can live after thyroid cancer surgery at the beginning.

As the name suggests, thyroid cancer is a tumor that occurs in the thyroid gland. Its causes are generally complex. For example, thyroid disease, sex hormones, and X-rays may all lead to the occurrence of this disease. After contracting the disease, surgical treatment is generally used.

Among malignant tumors, the prognosis of thyroid cancer is generally good. Even though many thyroid cancers have metastasized, patients can still live for more than ten years. There are many factors involved in prognosis, such as gender, age, extent of lesions, pathological type, metastasis and surgical method, among which pathological type is the most important.

How long can a person with thyroid cancer live? For patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer, 95% can survive for a relatively long time, especially papillary adenocarcinoma, which has favorable biological characteristics and the best prognosis. However, a few can also metamorphose into highly malignant undifferentiated cancer. Undifferentiated cancer has the worst prognosis, and patients often die within half a year. Generally, 50% to 60% of early-stage patients can be cured using immunochemotherapy. If molecular targeted combined chemotherapy is used, the cure rate will be greatly improved and the patient's survival will be effectively prolonged.

The survival rate of thyroid cancer patients should be based on the severity of the patient's condition, because the survival rate of thyroid cancer is closely related to the patient's mentality, daily dietary precautions, etc. Therefore, if thyroid cancer patients want to continue their lives, they must maintain a good attitude and a happy mood.

Thyroid cancer is composed of several tumors with different biological behaviors and pathological types, mainly including four types: papillary adenocarcinoma, follicular carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, and medullary carcinoma. Their age of onset, growth rate, metastasis pathway, and prognosis are significantly different. For example, the 10-year survival rate of papillary adenocarcinoma after surgery is nearly 90%, while the course of undifferentiated carcinoma is very short, generally only surviving for a few months. Among malignant tumors, the prognosis of thyroid cancer is generally good. Even though many thyroid cancers have metastasized, patients can still live for more than ten years.

After knowing the question of how long a patient can live after thyroid cancer surgery, I believe you also understand that the key depends on the patient's mentality. Therefore, for patients with this disease, you must have the confidence to defeat the disease, and do a good job of corresponding disease care after surgery. I believe that in the end you will be able to defeat the disease and become the ultimate winner.