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What is Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer?
Thriving — not just surviving — begins with knowing vital information about your disease and its treatment options.
Anaplastic thyroid cancer is one of the four types of thyroid cancer. This malignant (cancerous) disease is one of the fastest-growing and most aggressive of all cancers. Doctors also refer to it as undifferentiated thyroid cancer because its cells do not look or behave like typical cells of the thyroid.
According to Columbia University, the five-year relative survival rate is less than 5 percent. While overall survival statistics are disheartening, it is important to have new hope and know that there are many long-term survivors.
Stages of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
This stage 4 cancer is divided into the following:
Stage 4A
Cancer is contained in the thyroid.
Stage 4B
Cancer has metastasized (spread) into the tissue around the thyroid gland, and possibly the lymph nodes.
Stage 4C
Cancer has metastasized to distant areas of the body, including the bones, lungs, or brain and possibly the lymph nodes.
Signs of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Here at New Hope Unlimited, our combination of orthodox and unorthodox cancer treatments aim to address the symptoms of anaplastic thyroid cancer.
This malignancy is extremely fast-growing, meaning its symptoms can progress within a few weeks. During its early stages, some common signs include:
- A noticeable lump or nodule in the neck
- Difficulty swallowing food or prescription pills
- Shortness of breath, especially when lying down
As the cancer grows, additional symptoms may include:
- Voice hoarseness
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- A hard mass in the lower front part of the neck
- A persistent cough, with or without blood
What Caused Your Cancer
The cause of anaplastic thyroid cancer is unknown. However, certain factors may increase the risk of developing the disease, including:
- Being 60 years old or older
- Having a goiter — the abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland
- Previous radiation exposure to the neck or chest
How Doctors Diagnose Thyroid Cancer
A diagnostician might order the following tests and procedures to produce accurate findings:
- Medical and physical examination
- Blood laboratory studies
- Biopsy or fine-needle aspiration
- Laryngoscopy (looking at the voice box)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
- Ultrasound of the neck and thyroid gland
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan
After receiving an anaplastic thyroid cancer diagnosis, the next most crucial step is to plan your treatment.
Choose New Hope Unlimited — Your Customized Cancer Treatment Provider
Unlike other hospitals and healthcare centers that think it’s too late to treat stage IV anaplastic thyroid cancer, New Hope Unlimited is committed to providing the personalized care you need. Treating anaplastic thyroid cancer can be difficult, demanding unparalleled knowledge, training, dexterity, and experience in highly aggressive malignancies. Fortunately, our cancer care center in New Mexico offers an incredible range of specialized strategies to address your disease. Call us now to schedule your consultation.
Our Approach
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Patient SatisfactionOur Patient-Centric Medical Facilities
At New Hope Unlimited, we pride ourselves in providing superior comfort, cleanliness, and cancer care at our 8,000 square foot medical treatment center in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. We worked with renowned architects and contractors to create the ideal space for recovery, which includes state-of-the-art lounge areas and spacious private in-rooms that assure the comfort of our patients and their loved ones.
To make our patients feel right at home, we equip each private ward with high-definition U.S. television, quality bedding, and high-speed internet connection. And with proper nutrition playing a vital role in cancer recovery, New Hope Unlimited also fulfills the dietary needs of each patient using fresh, organic produce to prepare breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.
Comfort and cleanliness are also strictly implemented in our medical treatment rooms, which are equipped with the latest medical supplies and technology to provide the highest standard of care and treatment. Our medical center also has an in-house Hyperbaric Chamber, a well-established therapy for decompression sickness, exclusively available for our patients’ use.
Further, New Hope Unlimited has maintained its exceptional partnership with Hospital Migoo, a medical group composed of certified physicians and specialists committed to our patients’ care and well-being.
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FAQs
1. How common is anaplastic thyroid cancer?
Anaplastic thyroid cancer is very rare. It accounts for less than 2 percent of patients with thyroid cancer.
2. What specific treatments does New Hope Unlimited offer?
Please read our dedicated Treatments for Cancer page to know about the alternative anaplastic thyroid cancer treatments you may receive.
