The Chinese Society of Nuclear Medicine (CSNM) Nowadays, routine medical checkups always include neck palpation, but this seemingly simple “touch” has caused problems for some people – the medical examination The report has five big words “thyroid nodules”. If we upgrade the medical checkup to include an ultrasound of the thyroid gland, we believe more people will become “nodules”. We recommend that patients with thyroid nodules pay attention to the “three notes”. 1, regular follow-up The malignancy rate of simple thyroid nodules is very low, and malignant lesions account for only 2-5%, so there is no need to panic when a nodule is detected. However, it is important to follow up regularly, generally speaking, 6-12 months to review the thyroid ultrasound, serum thyroid hormones and antibodies and other indicators, to prevent the development of the disease and changes, missed treatment time. Even if the nodules are confirmed to be malignant, there is no need to talk about cancer. The common papillary carcinoma has a cure rate of 90% after surgery, which does not affect the quality of life and life expectancy too much, so there is no need to be too nervous and afraid of delaying the treatment. Even for benign nodules, some patients may have psychological stress, cannot sleep at night and live in fear. In this case, you can also perform surgery to relieve the patient’s worries, the current thyroid nodule surgery is very mature and advanced, will not cause adverse consequences. 2, pay attention to the daily diet iodine in the diet has the greatest impact on the thyroid gland, insufficient or excessive iodine intake can cause thyroid lesions. With a rich diet, thyroid nodules caused by iodine deficiency have become very rare. Therefore, in daily coastal areas people should control iodine intake and iodized salt consumption. In general, a daily intake of 100-200 micrograms of iodine is sufficient for adults. The enzymes needed to catalyze this reaction are easily damaged and disturbed by harmful chemicals, especially some synthetic chemicals such as thiocyanates, perchlorates, pesticides, harmful chemical gases, and excessive food additives, etc. When these chemicals are present in food, nodules are easily induced. In the daily diet, consume less expired and spoiled foods and foods containing synthetic chemicals; avoid eating large amounts of cruciferous foods rich in thiocyanate (such as broccoli, radish, cabbage, etc.) in a short period of time; avoid eating cruciferous foods and fruits rich in flavonoids (such as oranges, pears, apples, grapes, etc.) at the same time; eat more foods that have the effect of eliminating nodules and dispersing swelling, including rhizome, rape, mustard, kiwi, etc.; eat more foods that have the effect of eliminating nodules and dispersing swelling. The food that has the effect of dispersing swelling, including rhizome, rape, mustard, kiwi, etc.; eat more food with enhanced immunity, such as mushrooms, mushrooms, fungus, walnuts, barley, red dates, yams and fresh fruit. 3, adjusting emotions Chinese medicine believes that thyroid nodules is “emotional disease”, especially the work pressure, mental and emotional discomfort, often depressed and angry people. Therefore, you should be good at adjusting your mind, get rid of the bad emotional stimulation, and often do “peace of mind”. Overexertion will increase the burden on the thyroid gland and reduce the immunity of the body. In the long run, the thyroid gland is in an unstable state and is prone to lesions under the influence of external factors, such as chemical stimuli or germs and viruses. Therefore, combining work and rest and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and work style is also an effective way to prevent thyroid disease. In Chinese medicine, the Chinese herbal medicines are usually used to relieve qi and depression and dissolve phlegm and nodules, such as Xuan Shen, Oyster, Zhe Bei Mu, Xiang Shen and Yu Jin.