THYROID CANCER

What do You Know of Thyroid Cancer

What is Cancer?
Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the body of the patient. This growth of cells does not respond to the operations governing the normal growth of cells but persists without taking into consideration the needs of the body.

What is the Thyroid Gland?
The thyroid gland is located on both sides of the respiratory tract below the larynx (in the shape of a butterfly the size of a chicken egg). It warms the throat and is responsible for the secretion of hormones that control growth, development and vital operations in the human body.

Thyroid Cancer
The thyroid cancer is among the malignant diseases that attack children and adults. It is spread in the state of Qatar among women ranging between 20 to 50 years old. There is a 2% chance to contract thyroid cancer than any other kind of cancers.

Formation of Tumors
The disease is represented by irregular quick disturbances and divisions inside the nucleus because of a disturbance in the work of the genes that control the division of cells and this leads to an abnormal growth in a specific region of the human body. Cancer grows inside the thyroid gland in the form of a hard rough knot that is capable of invading the neighboring and faraway tissues through the blood and lymphatic vessels. The tumor exerts pressure on the cells which leads to their infection. This tumor is capable of forming material, such as collagens, that have a negative effect on the rest of the cells found in the body.

Types of Thyroid Cancer

* Papillary Carcinoma
This is the most common (60-70%) type of thyroid cancer. Women contract it more than men (2-3 average). It is more malignant and faster growing during old age and spreads via the lymphatic vessels.

* Folliculary Carcinoma
These are cells filled with a liquid. They make up 20% of thyroid cancers. It is common among women especially in old age.

* Solid Medullary Carcinoma
This makes up 10% of thyroid cancers. It occurs in a familial or individual manner and spreads malignantly through lymphatic nodes and might spread to the liver, the lungs and the bones with thick calcifications. Through cell screening Calcitonin producing C-cells are discovered.

* Anaplastica Carcinoma
This makes up 5% of thyroid cancers. It occurs during old age and is widely spread among women.

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