my sister who is 27 years old and married a little over a year was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer today, does anyone know what the kidn of cancer is called that is in the lining of the thyroid? and any satistics?
2006-09-26 18:00:12 · 7 answers · asked by moosenose1981 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I am 27. I had thyroid cancer 2 years ago. My daughter was only a year old and I was scared to death. I found a lump in my neck when I was pregnant. The doctor waited a year to see if it would go down on it's own. When the nodule started growing she decided it needed to come out. They took half of my thyroid out and did a biopsy. It was follicular carcinoma. So they went back in and took the rest out about 2 weeks later. Then two months later I had to go into isolation in the hospital to have radioactive iodine. It's just a pill that you swallow, but you can't have contact with anyone(except nurses) for 4-5 days. Now I am cancer free. I have to take thyroid hormone everyday, but that is a small price to pay. I go once a year for five years and get scanned, just to make sure nothing has developed anywhere else. I'm going in a couple of weeks to get my second one.
You can search the web for "thyroid cancer" to learn about it. There are all kinds of web sites that can explain the different types.
I hope everything turns out great for your sister. Going through something like this can definitely change your outlook on life. It shows you what's really important. Just be there for her. She needs all the support she can get!
2006-09-27 05:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by M.P.H. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chances are that she has papillary thyroid cancer. This is the most common type of thyroid cancer. I was diagnosed with this November last year and I have (after treatment) just this week been told that I'm now clear of the disease. The cure rate for this cancer is very high (95+% if caught early, they say that, if you're going to get a cancer this is the type to have) Check out the link below. It contains all the information you and your sister need to know.
In all likelihood your sister will need to undergo surgery to remove the thyroid gland and than have some radioiodine treatment. It all sounds a bit scary but it's nothing to worry unduly about.
2006-09-27 16:15:07 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several different types of thyroid cancer. In fact, many people have small isolated, nodular cancers of the thyroid that are never diagnosed. Dependent upon the type of cancer, surgical removal of the thyroid can, for many, be curative. The person then needs to take thyroid supplements for the rest of their life. Best of luck to you and your sister and I hope that all turns out okay.
2006-09-27 08:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by Gene Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 4 different kinds of thyroid cancer. Papillary, follicular, medulary and anaplastic. Please visit www.thyca.org to find an abundance of information. My teenage daughter was dx in July with thyroid cancer as well. The different types carry different survival rates. Papillary and follicular are very treatable and have about a 90% or higher survival rate. Medulary and anaplastic are a bit different. Anaplastic is especially difficult to treat and survival rates are not very good at all. Please reference this website to learn more. Also, www.thyroid.org has some information, but I found the other to be more helpful. Good luck to your sister and family. Please feel free to email me with any questions. I didn't want to make this too long.
2006-09-27 21:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.cancer.org
Check out this link... and sorry. Cancer isn't a joke.. believe me, I was there and am still around to talk about it.
2006-09-27 01:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by B L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this link www.wikipedia.org
sorry to hear about your sister my mom had it she had surgery 15 yrs ago and she is still going strong takes lots of meds but she is still going you family needs to be checked out on thier next visit it's hereditary
god bless your family ( this too shall pass)
2006-09-27 01:10:43 · answer #6 · answered by koolnsweett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry but not sure,,but look it up on the internet
2006-09-27 01:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by Sweetpea 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋