Rates of thyroid cancer appear to be growing, but doctors think it may be due to new technology that allows them to find small tumors that went more unnoticed.
Symptoms
Thyroid cancer usually causes no signs or symptoms of the disease early. When thyroid cancer grows, it can cause:
• A lump can be felt through the skin in the neck
• Voice changes, including increased hoarseness
• Difficulty swallowing
• Pain in the neck and throat
• Swollen lymph nodes in his neck
Thyroid cancers
• papillary thyroid cancer: The type of papillary thyroid cancer is most common, accounting for about 80 percent, can occur at any age but is most commonly diagnosed in people 30 to 50.
• Follicular thyroid cancer: Includes Hürthle cell cancer, usually occurs in people over 50 years.
• medullary thyroid cancer: Medullary thyroid cancer may be associated with inherited genetic syndromes, including tumors in other glands.
• Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: anaplastic type of thyroid cancer is very rare, aggressive and very difficult to treat, typically occurs in people 60 years or more.
• Thyroid lymphoma: Very rare. It occurs most often in adults aged 70 years or more.
Tags: Follicular thyroid cancer, Medullary thyroid cancer, Papillary thyroid cancer, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid lymphoma, Tumors,