Can thyroid cancer survivors have babies?

Patients who have received papillary thyroid cancer treatment can safely undergo pregnancy.

Can thyroid cancer come back after total thyroidectomy?

During the follow up of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy, the rise in thyroglobulin levels or in thyroglobulin antibodies without rise in thyroglobulin levels are usually indicative of recurrence of thyroid cancer.

How often does papillary thyroid cancer return?

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has excellent survival, however, recurrence remains a major concern with up to 20\% of patients developing recurrent disease at some point during their lifetime(1). The average time to recurrence has been reported in the literature anywhere from 6 months to decades later (2–4).

Can you live a normal life after thyroid removal?

Despite its importance, you can live a healthy, normal life without it or with only part of it. But you will need treatment to prevent hypothyroidism—or too little thyroid hormone—which can be serious. To prevent hypothyroidism, you will need to start thyroid hormone replacement.

Can I have a baby after thyroid removal?

Women are advised to wait 6-12 months before becoming pregnant after treatment with radioactive iodine after thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer because of a concern for possible effects of radiation in developing baby.

How fast does papillary thyroid cancer grow?

The most common type, papillary thyroid cancer, grows very slowly. They are the same size in someone at age 80 that they were at age 40. Most of these very small thyroid cancers never pose a threat.

Can thyroid cancer spread to breast?

A thyroid nodule or a neck mass is usually the first manifestation and less frequently regional lymph nodes metastases. Distant metastases are rare and usually occur in advanced disease, usually in lungs, bones [2]. Reports of differentiated thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to breast are sparse.

Can I get pregnant after thyroid removal?

Can a thyroid grow back?

Although having the capacity to grow in response to a stimulus that perturbs the pituitary-thyroid axis, the thyroid gland is considered not a regenerative organ.