Most thyroid conditions are not life threatening. However, thyroid function is closely linked to heart function, and an excess of hormones suddenly released by the thyroid, or taken as thyroid supplements, can kill you.
Yes. In the fourth stage, it metastasizes (travels to other organs in the body). So if left untreated, thyroid cancer is usually lethal.
Yes. beacaus it usually covers the whole thyroid
Some thyroid cancers result from exposure to radioactive iodine (!-131, for example) which is preferentially collected in the thyroid.
Some thyroid cancers are spontaneous or result from unknown causes.
If any cancer is left untreated it can potentially be lethal.
You can die from any kind of cancer, I think. If cancer cells are malignant they can spread to other parts of the body and cause tumours elsewhere.
rarely.
only if completely ignored.
yes, if thyroid is out of whack, it can cause serious problems, including the ultimate problem, meeting your maker face to face...
If you have a thyroid storm, there is a 90% chance you can die.
An estimated 1,590 people will die of thyroid cancer during 2009. Thyroid cancer is, however, considered one of the least deadly and most survivable cancers, and 5-year survival rates for thyroid cancer is almost 97%. For more information on this cancer please visit http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidcancer/a/neckcheck.htm
Thyroid cancer metastasized to his brain.
Thyroid Cancer Canada was created in 2002.
An estimated 1,590 people will die of thyroid cancer during 2009. Thyroid cancer is, however, considered one of the least deadly and most survivable cancers, and 5-year survival rates for thyroid cancer is almost 97%. For more information on this cancer please visit http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidcancer/a/neckcheck.htm
According to ThyCa (Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.) thyroid cancer is the fastest increasing cancer among men and women, affecting people from young children through seniors. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 62,980 new cases of thyroid cancer in the U.S. in 2014. Thyroid cancer is usually treatable when detected early. However, some thyroid cancers are aggressive and difficult to treat.
The thyroid cancer awareness ribbon represents the three thyroid cancer colors of teal, pink, and blue. These three colors are also ThyCa's designation.
What happens after discontinuation of thyroid meds is entirely dependent upon which thyroid meds you are taking. Thyroid supplementation is necessary for life and without it you will die. If the meds you are taking are slowing down the production of thyroid hormone because you have hypERthyroidism, then the thyroid will again overproduce hormone and you will become sick. If you have cancer and choose not to have RAI, you may have a recurrence of your cancer.
Film critic Roger Ebert was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002 .
T3 (Triiodothyronine) tests are useful in diagnosing hyperthyroidism and the severity of it. This is because patients who are hyperthyroid have an elevated T3 level. The American Thyroid Association says thyroglobulin (Tg) is a protein produced by normal thyroid cells and also thyroid cancer cells. This test is most often used for patients who have had surgery for thyroid cancer because it helps monitor them after treatment.
thyroid cancer
Anaplastic thyroid cancer usually arises from a site of preexisting papillary thyroid cancer or follicular thyroid cancer. The transformed cells that grow to form this type of cancer divide rapidly to form disorganized masses. Anaplastic thyroid cancer tends to grow very rapidly, replacing the normal tissue of the thyroid gland and spreading to invade and metastasize to other structures in the neck. It does not respond well to treatment. Surgery and external beam radiation therapy may be used to treat cases where aggressive growth of cancer has significantly impaired swallowing or breathing. On the whole, anaplastic thyroid cancer has a very poor prognosis.
Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland which is part of the body's endrocine system. There is really no means of prevention of cancer other than diet, excercise and maintaing a non-smoking lifestyle.