The thyroid gland is located right next to the lower front part of the neck. This gland not only controls metabolism but is also responsible for releasing the hormones that directly influence the many functions in the body. For instance, the thyroid gland is also the control house of the utilization of the energy, the way your body produces heat, and how the body consumes oxygen.

Thyroid cancer is developed in the body when the cells present in the thyroid mutate by becoming malignant and, eventually, cancerous. These abnormal cells increase in the thyroid and once a lot of them form, they end up becoming a tumor. However, when detected early, thyroid cancer is touted as one of the most easily treatable forms out of all the cancers.

Depending on the severity, one would have to consider the following options available for the treatment of thyroid cancer, which include the following

Surgery options for treating thyroid cancer
Depending on the extent of the cancerous cells inside the thyroid gland, the doctor may recommend the following surgery options for treating thyroid cancer:

• Lobectomy
  It is typically used to treat a very minuscule reach of cancer, which does not spread beyond the thyroid glands. They help in treating differentiated follicular or papillary types of thyroid cancers.
• Thyroidectomy
  If the infection spreads too much but is limited to the thyroid gland, then this surgery is used to remove the thyroid gland by itself.
• Lymph node removal
  Cancers most typically spread and attack the lymph nodes that are located nearby. Hence, this surgery targets the removal of lymph nodes, which have become cancerous.

Radioactive therapy for thyroid cancer
This particular treatment measure is used to destroy a thyroid tissue, which is not easy to remove with surgery or is used in treating the types of thyroid cancer that spread to the lymph nodes or to the other body parts. The radioactive iodine therapy improves the rate of survival for patients who are suffering through differentiated thyroid cancer. More and more doctors have adopted this approach to treat such cases.

• Thyroid hormone therapy
  This therapy is generally used for patients who have hypothyroidism, in which case, the medications supply for the lack of thyroid hormone production. In cases of thyroid cancer, this therapy is typically adopted after thyroidectomy. The body cannot produce the thyroid hormone once the gland is removed. Hence, this therapy helps in providing the body with the essential dosage of thyroid hormone.
• External beam radiation
  The external beam radiation therapy mainly utilizes energy rays that are extremely high in radiation and are used in the destruction of cancer cells, thus slowing down their growth. This therapy uses a focused radiation beam, which is delivered to the targeted cancerous zone with the help of a machine.
• Chemotherapy
  Chemotherapy makes use of anti-cancer medications to stopping cancer cells from coming back. It aims at destroying the cancerous cells from all over the body.