Types of Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid is an organ which is present at the base of throat and produces number of hormones that help to control the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight of the body. It is a butterfly shaped gland and also known as Adam's apple. Even though it is a small organ it produces hormones to regulate the aspect of metabolism and used to burn the calories quickly. Sometimes small solids or fluid-filled lumps called as nodules may develop in your thyroid. Most common type of thyroid cancer can be removed by the treatment of surgery.

Most of the thyroid cancers are non-cancerous cancer. The thyroid cancer can be diagnosed by ultra sound or by surgical removal and subsequent histological examination. The thyroid cancer can be removed by surgical treatment. As the thyroid cancer take up iodine or radioactive iodine, it is commonly used to treat thyroid carcinoma.

There are two types of thyroid cancer they are benign and malignant cancer. Benign cancer is a non cancerous tumor. The cells of benign do not spread to the other part of the body and they are not usually a threat of life. More than 90 percent of them are affected by benign. The malignant are the tumor which contains the cancer cells. The cancer cells of malignant thyroid tumor will spread to the other part of body and affect them. They are more serious and sometimes that are life threatening. The cancer cells of malignant will break away and enter into the blood streams through lymph and thus the cancer spreads and forms a new tumor in other organs and it is called as metastasis.

Types of Thyroid Cancer

The other types of thyroid cancer are papillary cancer, Follicular cancer, medullary thyroid cancer and Ana plastic cancer.

Papillary Cancer

The papillary is the most common type of thyroid cancer. Out of 10 about 6 of them are diagnosed by thyroid cancer. It is the most common type of disease among women and it mostly affects the younger people and sometimes it may spread to the neck and lymph of the body. Mostly it tends to grow slowly and if it is detected in the earlier stage it can be treated.

Follicular Cancer

It is most often diagnosed in young and middle aged people. About 15 percent of thyroid cancers are this type. This type of cancer may spread to the other part such as bone and lymph.

Medullary Cancer

About 5 to 10 percent of thyroid cancer is medullary cancer. It can be treated easily if it has been found in earlier stage. It arises only from C cell and not from the follicular cell.

Ana Plastic Cancer

This type of cancer affect only one or two percent of people. It arises in the follicular cell and it is difficult to recognize.

Further information can be found throughout the web, such as Fruity Health Directory which has a great resource for cancer information.


Types of Thyroid Cancer
By Mike Lovatt