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Is Thyroid Cancer Treatable With Medicines Alone?
Hello Sir, This is vignesh.My mom is a cancer patient.She got diagonised by the Thyroid cancer.Now we are giving a treatment in Vadamalayan hospital in Madurai. Can we able to save her by giving medicine alone?. I m eagerly awaiting for your response.
Wed, 19 Mar 2014
Thyroid cancer have different histologies. Most commonly papillary, follicular which are less aggressive and they have to be treated by surgery followed by radio iodine if required. Anaplastic carcinoma if operable can be treated by surgery. Only in lymphoma of thyroid chemotherapy can be given.othrrwise surgery is the answer. No oral medications ate Goin to help. Bye
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