Guest guest Posted May 19, 2001 Report Share Posted May 19, 2001 > How do you die from thyca? We all find different ways to cope with the thyca diagnosis & you need to seek out the info that you require to work this thru - your way. Yes, it is possible to die from thyca - but it is quite rare. Patients who eventually die of thyroid cancer, local recurrence with invasion of vital structures has been shown to be the cause of death most often. If you feel that you need more details - do ask your doctor about your prognosis, and share your fears. He/she is the one who understands your unique situation the best and can speak to your concerns. On this list you will meet folks who have local (neck) & distant mets (lung, bone, top of skull) and they are working with their doctors to knock-out the thyca cells - or where that is not possible - how to control the spread of the disease. This is where thyca is different from most cancers - there are treatment options to both kill and limit the spread of the disease. This also means that follow-up care & monitoring is important for us. You may find more tranquility in learning how to live with the thyca diagnosis - rather than how you could die. How far along are you with your treatment? Have you had your tt? RAI? Knowing about the success of these treatment options may help with the fear factor. But...if you feel the intense need to know the absolute worst that could happen to you & the 'odds' that the worst could happen to you - ask your doctor. The http://www.thyca.org site has a good check-list of questions for newbies to ask their doctors. Odds are that those stupid thyca cells are going to be toast way before you will. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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