In every person, the thyroid gland is located under the larynx in front of the neck. Being the main component of the endocrine system, it produces iodine-containing hormones, regulates metabolism, and is responsible for the development and growth of the body as a whole. Thyroid cancer is understood as a malignant tumor that damages this organ. Usually this disease is accompanied by the following symptoms: the presence of a fast-growing lump on the neck, pain, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, cough.
Tyroid cancer treatment in Israel allows you to accurately identify the features of the course of the disease and promptly select individual therapeutic treatment and other necessary measures.
Diagnosis of thyroid cancer in Israeli clinics involves the following examination:
- examination by an otolaryngologist, oncologist. Assessment of the clinical picture;
- Ultrasound - allows you to identify the number of nodes and their size. However, it does not diagnose whether a tumor is benign or malignant;
- isotope scan. Iodine molecules are introduced into the patient's body and accumulate in the thyroid gland. Scanning allows not only to see the distribution of the substance, but also to reveal the structure of the damaged organ. As a rule, diseased cells accumulate less iodine than he althy ones;
- treatment of thyroid cancer in Israel allows you to diagnose a tumor by biopsy followed by immunochemical and histological examination. This method transmits the most accurate results;
- blood test. This method shows information about the amount of thyroglobulin, a protein produced by the thyroid gland. Its level after removal of the affected area should be extremely low. If this phenomenon is not observed, then malignant cells are still present in the human body.
The treatment of thyroid cancer in Israel in specialized medical institutions is carried out by different methods: surgery, exposure to radioactive iodine, hormonal and chemotherapy, external irradiation. Today, medicine uses the complete or partial removal of a diseased organ, along with lymph nodes and tissues affected by a tumor. After the operation, the patient is prescribed hormone therapy that suppresses the secretion of TRH and inhibits the remaining single malignant cells.
The treatment of thyroid cancer in the postoperative period involves the use of replacement therapy. After removal of the thyroid gland, the synthesis of iodine-containing hormones stops. It can cause imbalancemetabolism. To prevent this, patients are prescribed certain hormonal drugs to compensate for the lack of iodine in the body.
The treatment of thyroid cancer in Israel as a prevention and prevention of recurrence or metastasis, allows the use of the RIT method (radiotherapy). Orally, patients are prescribed drugs, the main component of which is radioactive iodine. This substance is actively absorbed by thyroid cells (including damaged ones), providing a therapeutic effect.
Radiation and chemotherapy. The method of radiation treatment is carried out in a course of six weeks (5 times in 7 days). It involves the impact of an ionizing source on a specific area of the body. During the procedure, the patient lies motionless, while the device moves along the given points, irradiating them. This method is used in the treatment of cancer with bone metastases. Chemotherapy involves the ingestion of special drugs that prevent the development of a tumor.
