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Radio
therapy:
generally
it
is
applicable
to
follicular
adenocarcinoma.
Chemotherapy: it is often adopted as palliative treatment for
advanced cancer patients who are not applicable to surgery or
have developed distant metastases.
Traditional Chinese medicine: it can inhibit development of
tumor, improve the immune function of patients with thyroid
cancer, and reduce the toxic side effect of radiotherapy and
chemotherapy.
of
all
cancers.
Treated
extremely high.
Medullary thyroid
cancer
is
the thyroid gland. Once the disease is discovered in a family, the rest
of the family members can be tested for the mutated gene.
If you have a family history of MTC, it is important that you see a
doctor who is familiar with the latest advances in genetic counseling
and genetic testing for this disease. Removing the thyroid gland in
children who carry the abnormal gene will probably prevent a cancer
that might otherwise be fatal.
Most cases of thyroid cancer cannot be prevented.
You may be much more likely to getmedullary thyroid cancer (MTC) if
you have a gene carried by some families. A genetic test can show if you
carry this gene. If your test is positive for the gene, you may want to talk
with your doctor about having yourthyroid removed to prevent getting
thyroid cancer later in life.
References:
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/thyroid-cancer-prevention
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/how-to-spot-andprevent-thyroid-cancer
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroid-cancer/causes-risksprevention/prevention.html
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2007769-overview
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/586810_2
http://www.cancercenter.com/thyroid-cancer/
https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/thyro.html
https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroidcancer/thyroid-cancer