Fact 7: Metastatic Thyroid Cancer is Treatable, But Not Always Curable
One crucial point to understand about metastatic thyroid cancer is that while it’s treatable, it may not always be curable. Treatments aim to control the disease, alleviate symptoms, and improve the patient’s quality of life.
Various treatment options are available, ranging from surgery and radioactive iodine therapy to external radiation therapy and targeted drug therapy. The choice of treatment is highly individualized, based on factors such as the type of thyroid cancer, the extent of metastasis, the patient’s age and overall health.
Despite the challenges, the continuous evolution of medical science brings hope. New therapeutic strategies, particularly in the realm of targeted therapies and immunotherapies, hold great promise for improving survival and quality of life among patients with metastatic thyroid cancer. (6)
