Treatment of Thyroid Cancer In Israel

The thyroid gland is located in the lower part of the cervical region and is the endocrine gland of internal secretion. It produces iodine - containing hormones (iodothyronines) that affect the functioning of the cardiovascular system, the reproduction of individual cells and, in general, the work of the human immune system.

Thyroid cancer is considered to be the growth of a cancerous tumor from its epithelial tissues. Due to the desire to increase the number of cases of diseases, it seems a real problem for the medical community.

The possibility of the appearance of thyroid cancer is higher in people who have immune disorders, entailed prolonged diseases of the endocrine system - nodular goitre, thyroiditis. An important role is played by the hereditary moment. Also, among the serious causes of the development of cancer pathology is hyperplasia of the gland, caused by the influence of ionizing radiation. This is due to the ability of the thyroid gland to accumulate radioactive iodine. Very susceptible to radiation of the thyroid tissue of the child population, in this case among those who are ill with this diagnosis, there are many people who experienced radiation in their adolescence or adolescence (with radiation therapy, after disasters). Women are usually exposed (up to 75% of cases).

The main sign of thyroid cancer is the appearance of painless nodular connections in front of the neck where the thyroid gland is located, and an increase in the nearby lymph nodes. With the started stages of the disease, the voice becomes variable, there is a feeling of pain in the neck, difficulty with swallowing and breathing.

Regardless of the fact that the nodes do not always indicate the occurrence of cancer and malignancies are considered only 5% of the nodes, it is better to detect the development of a malignant tumor in the initial stage of the disease. Progressing tumor enters the capsule of the gland, causes a change in shape and movement of the organ, is able to act on the trachea and esophagus, destroy the recurrent nerves. At later stages, the malignant tumor spreads to nearby organs and gives distant metastatic formations.

Diagnosis of thyroid cancer in Israel begins with a palpation examination by the doctor of the neck part in the thyroid gland and a number of located lymph nodes. An extended blood test is performed to check the presence of cancer markers (cells produced by malignant lesions).

Conduct radiographic examination of the thyroid gland and radio-frequency diagnosis (ultrasound) shchitovidki.

The main and most reliable method for the detection of thyroid cancer is biopsy with a needle under the supervision of ultrasound, in the process of which a sample of the thyroid gland is taken for histological examination by the physician-cytologist.

To modernize the size of the tumor and detect possible metastases, modern and effective research technologies - MRI and PET - CT are used.

Treatment for thyroid cancer in Israel begins depending on the duration of the disease, the presence of metastases and complications, the personal characteristics of the patient's body and the wishes of the patient.

In the first stage of the disease, until the tumor passes beyond the envelope, the more important method of treatment is surgery. In surgical treatment of thyroid cancer in Israel, try to save at least a small piece of her tissue, because the complete removal of the gland causes many negative changes in the body. Perform organ-saving operations - resection or cutting of the lobe of the organ, for this technology a gamma knife is used - removal of the tumor focus by an X-ray packet that does not kill the intact tissue of the gland.

With a large-scale spread of the tumor, the maximal removal of the gland and the lymph node system of the cervical region is carried out. When the tumor penetrated the larynx, it is resected with the tube for breathing (tracheostomy). As a result of radical excision of the thyroid gland, in order to avoid heavy metabolic changes in the body, the patient undergoes hormonal replacement therapy.

After the operation to influence the possible remaining cancer cells, and also, as a preventive measure and treatment of repeated diseases, a technique of therapy by the action of radioactive iodine is widely used. Patients are orally administered drugs that include radioactive iodine - gelatinous pills and a water based suspension without taste, color and odor. Relying on the fact that tumor antibodies of the thyroid tend to absorb iodine, the molecules of radioactive iodine accumulate in metastatic formations and kill them. Radioactive iodine disappears from the body in a short period, mainly through urine. This case minimizes the negative impact on healthy organs and human systems.

Radiation distance therapy is used to treat thyroid cancer, which is burdened with metastatic formations in the bone. Chemotherapy for the treatment of thyroid cancer is rarely used, usually when other treatments have failed.

The cumulative thyroid cancer treatment in Israel leaves a good prognosis. High-tech treatment of non-neglected forms of cancer is 95%.