Dil Bechara: What Ailed Kizzie Basu? Here's All You Need To Know About Thyroid Cancer...
In 'Dil Bechara', the lead characters suffered from cancer. Here is everything that you need to know about Kizzie Basu's cancer in the film.
Everything you need to know about Thyroid Cancer
In the film Dil Bechara, the three lead characters of the film, Kizzie Basu, Manny, and JP are suffering from different types of cancers. Where Sushant Singh Rajput's character Manny is suffering from Osteosarcoma, Sanjana Sanghi's character Kizzie is suffering from Thyroid Cancer.Here is everything that one needs to know about Thyroid Cancer.
What is thyroid cancer?
Thyroid cancer develops when abnormal cells in the thyroid gland grow and divide out of control, forming a tumour.
Types of thyroid cancer
There are 5 main types of thyroid cancer:
Papillary thyroid cancer.
Follicular thyroid cancer.
Hurthle cell cancer.
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).
Anaplastic thyroid cancer.
What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?
Thyroid cancer often develops slowly, and may have no obvious symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they may include:
- a painless lump in the neck or throat
- swollen glands in the neck
- a hoarse voice or cough that doesn’t go away
- difficulty breathing or swallowing
These symptoms can be caused by other problems, so if you notice any of them see your doctor as soon as possible.
What causes thyroid cancer?
Doctors don't yet know what causes thyroid cells to become cancerous, although exposure to radiation and certain genetic factors are known to increase the risk of thyroid cancer.
How is thyroid cancer diagnosed?
The diagnosis of thyroid cancer usually involves a physical examination, as well as tests such as blood tests, imaging such as an ultrasound or CT scan, biopsy and internal examination of the throat.
How is thyroid cancer treated?
Most cases of thyroid cancer can be cured with treatment.
Usually, people with thyroid cancer need surgery, either to remove their entire thyroid gland (total thyroidectomy) or a part of it (partial or hemi-thyroidectomy). Sometimes it’s also necessary to remove nearby lymph nodes.
Other treatments include thyroid hormone replacement therapy (medicine to replace the hormones the thyroid can no longer produce), and radioactive iodine treatment (used to destroy any cancer remaining after surgery). Some people also need chemotherapy, targeted drug therapies or external radiotherapy.
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