Thyroid Cancer Support Group
Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. There are four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. If you or anyone you know and love is affected by thyroid cancer, join this community to lean on the support and experiences of others.
Help. I have just put out a message on ask for advice. But I need to get all the informaton I can on this type of cancer. FRiday my mother in law was here with us. At hospital she was diagnosed this week with it and now they say she only has 6 - 8 months to live. How!!! WE are in shock, she does not as yet know the full extent of what is happenin. We all love her and want to help her, but what - suddenly we are being told of nursing care, morphine and radiotherapy. Last week they hadnt even said anything. In September a specialist said she had nothing wrong with her - it was her doctor (GP) who pursued it and sent her back for more test. Please if anyone can help, we just need information. Thankyou
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First and foremost I am sorry to hear about this, and wish your Mother in law the best. I will tell you what I do know, and then direct you to the Thyca site for more info. This typre of thtroid cancer is usually not staged since unfortunatly it metastisizes rather quickly. If it is caught somewhat early there is sometimes a surgery involved, but in many cases there is nothing to be done, but provide good comfort care to ensure that there is minimal pain involved for this inevitable. The overall survival rate for this is less than 5 years and the average is a year. It is generally diagnosed in older adults (60+) This is all I know and all of this is factual, I do not opinionate anything like this because I have been through this. (papillary) Again I am truly sorry and I wish you and your family the best.
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Thankyou for taking the time to reply. We are all still in shock,for us this has been so sudden. Last weekend, we hadnt even heard of it - and now here we are waiting for the radiotherapy to start. Anyway, thank you again.
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