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81yo female with newly diagnosed thyroid medullary cancer. Should I opt for surgery or radiotherapy? |
81yo female with newly diagnosed thyroid medullary cancer. Should I opt for surgery or radiotherapy? No one here has enough information to answer that question. It would depend on whether the cancer has spread, how healthy the patient is otherwise, the patient's wishes, and many other things that her doctor would know much better than any of us. The sources below seem to favor surgery in general, but of course they can't say what is best for this individual patient. This would be a good time for doctor and patient (and family) to sit down and talk about all the options. I hope it all works out. Depends on lots of factors, including cancer grade and stage, patient's overall health, willingness of surgeon/anesthesiologist to perform surgery, etc. If you're the patient then this decision is totally between you and your doctor. |
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