A younger brother accompanied his sister to see a doctor and both were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. How to protect the thyroid gland?

Science Fiction Network, February 16 (Jin Kaiyi) At the end of last year, Ms. Zhao from Jiangsu found a thyroid nodule during a physical examination. Later, she went to the doctor accompanied by her brother, but unexpectedly, both of them were diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. The tumor on the left side of her brother was larger and had invaded the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Fortunately, both of them had smooth operations and were discharged on schedule. Thyroid cancer has a clear trend of younger onset and has a family clustering characteristic. How can we protect the thyroid gland?

The thyroid gland is located in the middle of the front of the neck. It controls the secretion of thyroid hormones and is known as the "engine of the body". It is very important to the human body. Hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules, etc. are all frequent visitors to physical examination reports. In recent years, thyroid cancer has been promoted to "a common cancer around us".

Data shows that the median age of onset of thyroid cancer is in the 30s. According to foreign statistics, the 20-30 age group ranks first in thyroid cancer detection rate, and the incidence rate in women is 4-6 times that of men, which may be related to estrogen.

To protect the thyroid gland, you should avoid eating too much fried and grilled food, and also avoid spicy food. Eat fresh vegetables, take in an appropriate amount of iodine, and control the amount of seafood containing iodine. In daily life, maintain a stable and good mood, and try to avoid excessive ultraviolet radiation to the thyroid gland to avoid changes in the thyroid gland. Exercise appropriately to improve your immunity.

In addition, thyroid cancer usually does not have particularly typical early symptoms, so regular physical examinations, checks of thyroid hormones and related antibodies, and thyroid color ultrasound are required, so that problems can be detected early and treatment can be started as soon as possible.