Treatments for thyroid cancer
When you have thyroid cancer, your healthcare team creates a treatment plan just for you. The plan is based on your health and specific information about the cancer. What you want is also important when planning treatment. When deciding which treatments to offer for thyroid cancer, your healthcare team will consider:
- the type of thyroid cancer
- the stage
- the risk group
- possible side effects
- your age
- your overall health
- any medical problems you have
- your lifestyle and what you prefer or want
Surgery and hormone therapy are the main treatments for thyroid cancer. Radiation therapy, targeted therapy and chemotherapy may also be used.