Thyroid Cancer is different in different people. In prior videos, Dr. Clayman discussed advantages and disadvantages of removal of part of the thyroid gland, called partial thyroidectomy or thyroid lobectomy. In this video, Dr. Clayman discusses the advantages of removal of all of the thyroid gland in thyroid cancer surgery. For the most common thyroid cancers, surgery of the thyroid which removes all of the thyroid gland called total thyroidectomy provides the ability to treat thyroid cancer with radioactive iodine and the ability to watch the blood of thyroid cancer patients for the most common blood markers for thyroid cancer, called thyroglobulin (for papillary, follicular and hurthle cell cancers) and calcitonin and CEA (for medullary thyroid cancer). Total thyroidectomy may be the best surgery for thyroid tumors or thyroid cancers if there are abnormalities in both sides (lobes) of the thyroid gland or if you have a thyroid cancer that has spread to lymph nodes in the neck or the thyroid cancer has broken out of the capsule (or covering) of the thyroid gland. In this video, Dr. Clayman will discuss that total thyroidectomy may be the preferred thyroid surgery for thyroid cancers which have spread to neck lymph nodes, grown outside of the thyroid, or have spread elsewhere in the body as well as when thyroid cancers involve both sides of the thyroid gland and no significant normal thyroid tissue could or should be left in the neck.

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This video is excellent for the newly diagnosed. Recorded during the 24th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Virtual Conference, tune in to learn the basics about thyroid cancer.

Radioactive iodine is a common treatment for thyroid cancer after the thyroid cancer surgery. We take advantage of the fact that the thyroid gland needs iodine to make thyroid hormone. In this video, Dr. Clayman discusses when to consider radioactive iodine in the treatment of thyroid cancer. Most of the common thyroid cancers will take up iodine just like normal thyroid cells. When you take a radioactive iodine pill, the radioactive iodine can go directly to thyroid tissue and thyroid cancer cells. The purpose of radioactive iodine is to kill any thyroid tissue and most importantly to kill any thyroid cancer cells that may still be in your neck. Radioactive iodine is not necessary for all thyroid cancers. Radioactive iodine is typically used for thyroid cancer that has grown outside of the thyroid gland, for example into the muscle on top of the thyroid gland. This observation, however, relies upon the expertise of the surgeon. Radioactive iodine is also indicated when the thyroid cancer has spread to lymph nodes or to distant sites.

Your thyroid surgeon’s experience and observations will play a critical role in determining whether you should have radioactive iodine therapy. Your endocrinologist will manage the administration of the radioactive iodine. It will not make you sick, and will not make your hair fall out.

What are the early signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer?
As thyroid cancer grows, it may cause:

* A lump that can be felt through the skin on your neck.
* Changes to your voice, including increasing hoarseness.
* Difficulty swallowing.
* Pain in your neck and throat.

Dr. Anoop (Senior specialist, Dept of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Aster Mims Kannur) talk about Thyroid cancer Symptoms and Treatment.