In each person, the thyroid gland is located under the larynx in the 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. Typically, this disease is accompanied by the following symptoms: the presence of a rapidly growing seal on the neck, pain, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, coughing.
Treatment of thyroid cancer 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 of 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 the benign or malignant nature of the tumor;
- isotope scanning. 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 identify the structure of the damaged organ. As a rule, diseased cells accumulate less iodine than healthy ones;
- treatment of thyroid cancer in Israel allows you to diagnose a tumor by biopsy followed by immunochemical and histological examination. This method conveys the most accurate results;
- blood analysis. This method shows information on the amount of thyroglobulin, a protein produced by the thyroid gland. Its level after removal of the affected area should be extremely low. If such a phenomenon is not observed, then malignant cells are still present in the human body.
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 radiation. Today, in medicine, the complete or partial removal of a diseased organ is used together with the lymph nodes and tissues affected by the tumor. After the operation, the patient is prescribed hormone therapy that suppresses the secretion of TRH and inhibits the remaining single malignant cells.
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. This can cause metabolic imbalance. To prevent this, patients are prescribed certain hormonal drugs that can compensate for the lack of iodine in the body.
Treatment of thyroid cancer in Israel as a prophylaxis and prevention of relapse or metastases, allows you to use the RIT method
(radiotherapy). Orally administered to patients drugs, the main component of which is
radioactive iodine. This substance is actively absorbed by the cells of the thyroid gland (including damaged ones), exerting a therapeutic effect.
Radiation and chemotherapy. The radiation treatment method is carried out in a six-week course (5 times in 7 days). It involves the effect of an ionizing source on a specific area of the body. During the procedure, the patient lies motionless, while the apparatus moves at predetermined points, irradiating them. This method is used in the treatment of cancer with bone metastases. Chemotherapy involves the ingestion of special drugs that inhibit the development of the tumor.