| There are many types of cancers that can infect the | | | | Anaplastic cancer has the highest rate of fatality. |
| body. If you have been diagnosed with thyroid | | | | Most cures involve chemotherapy. Actually, this |
| cancer, you can in some way, consider yourself to | | | | version of cancer is the most susceptible to chemo. |
| be lucky. Thyroid cancer patients have a 95% | | | | This is because thyroid cells act differently than other |
| survival rate. Most patients can bee treated well | | | | cells in the body. Thyroid cells are unique because |
| enough they can say they have been cured. | | | | they have the ability to absorb iodine. When you use |
| This form of cancer only makes up 1% of all cancer | | | | chemotherapy, the iodine is concentrated to the |
| patients, and it affects women more than it does | | | | cancer cells specifically. This cuts down on the |
| men. For this reason, thyroid cancer is said to be | | | | negative effects of chemotherapy. Many patients |
| gender related, although the absolute cause is | | | | who use chemotherapy as a cancer cure do not |
| unknown. | | | | experience hair loss, nausea, diarrhea, or any of the |
| Thyroid cancer is divided into four categories, | | | | other negative effects associated with |
| papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic. The | | | | chemotherapy. |
| papillary form of cancer is the most common form, | | | | Typically, thyroid patients will have the growth |
| and it is also the most curable. The follicular form of | | | | removed surgically first. Than, the radioactive iodine |
| thyroid cancer is more malignant than papillary. | | | | treatment will begin and will continue for about two |
| Follicular cancer is common for older people, and the | | | | weeks. After that, patients will return to the doctor |
| cancer cures are typically successful. Medullary cancer | | | | every 6 months to a year to get blood tests. Most |
| originates in the upper lobe of the thyroid. It can | | | | thyroid patience never see it return after the initial |
| spread to the lymph nodes in the early stages of the | | | | radioactive iodine treatment. |
| cancer. This type of cancer may also be genetic and | | | | If you have been diagnosed with this dreaded |
| could possibly run in families. Anaplastic is the rarest | | | | disease, you can take comfort in the fact that |
| form of thyroid cancer. This cancer can spread | | | | thyroid cancer cures have a 95% success rate. Talk |
| rapidly through the lymph nodes, and could cause a | | | | to your doctor right away about your treatment |
| massive lump on the neck. This type of cancer is | | | | options so that you too can get on your way to a |
| again, common in people above the age of 65. | | | | fast recovery. |