Xiao Yang is young and beautiful, and at a young age, she is the enviable “white bone spirit” in the company. However, there are unpredictable winds and clouds, not long ago the company organized routine physical examination, she was found to be suffering from thyroid cancer. After the diagnosis, Wang and her parents are in tears all day long, the thought of a tumor, life is just a matter of days, the feeling of despair almost shrouded the whole family. In fact, there is no need to do so, thyroid cancer is different from other tumors, the overall treatment effect is very good, the ten-year survival rate is over 90%. In other words, most people can be cured after standardized treatment. Thyroid Cancer, the Fastest Growing Solid Cancer in Recent Years In fact, not a few women in the office like Xiao Wang suffered from thyroid cancer at such a young age. 35-year-old Ms. Li was also found to have thyroid cancer during a physical examination organized by her unit. What makes the whole unit stupefied is that among the more than 1,500 workers, including Ms. Li, who attended the physical examination, 15 of them suffered from thyroid cancer. 12 of the 15 thyroid cancer patients were women, and the youngest one was only 23 years old. In terms of the epidemic trend of thyroid cancer, women, especially young and middle-aged women, are the most prevalent group of the disease, and the number of female patients is 2-5 times of that of male patients, with an average age of onset of 40 years old. According to statistics, in the wards of oncology departments of various hospitals, 60%~70% of the hospitalized thyroid cancer patients are young women aged 20~40 years old, and most of them are residents of coastal areas. The reason why thyroid cancer is characterized by more women than men is related to the physiological function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ in the human body, with the function of taking in and storing iodine, as well as synthesizing and secreting thyroxine, which affects cellular metabolism and the development of fetuses and infants. Female hormones, including estrogen and progesterone, are likely to be involved in the occurrence and development of thyroid cancer. The higher the level of estrogen in the body, the more it exacerbates the development of thyroid cancer. Young women are at the peak of their life, and the estrogen level in their body is the highest in their life, so they are prone to thyroid cancer at this stage. In 2000, thyroid cancer in China has not yet entered the top ten female malignant tumor incidence rate, but in recent years, the incidence of thyroid disease is getting higher and higher, and the incidence of thyroid cancer in women has jumped to the 5th place of the female susceptible tumors, with an average annual growth rate of 6.2%, which is the fastest growing incidence rate of solid malignant tumors in the past 20 years. Where is the root of the high incidence of thyroid cancer? Thyroid cancer is on the rise year after year, in the end, what are the factors that lead to it? The exact cause of the disease is still difficult to be sure, but from the epidemiological investigation, experimental tumor research and clinical observation, the occurrence of thyroid cancer may be related to the following factors. 1.Radioactive injury In the clinic, many facts show that the occurrence of thyroid gland is related to the role of radiation. It is especially noteworthy that children who have received radiation therapy to the upper mediastinum or neck in infancy due to enlarged thymus or lymphadenoid proliferation are especially prone to the occurrence of thyroid cancer. This is because the cell proliferation of children and adolescents is exuberant, and radiation is a kind of additional stimulus, which is easy to promote the formation of their tumors. For example, after the 1986 leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet Union, the incidence of thyroid cancer in children living in Ukraine and Belarus was 100 times higher than elsewhere. Adults who receive radiation therapy to the neck are less likely to develop thyroid cancer. Excessive iodine intake or lack of iodine Excessive iodine intake or lack of iodine can change the structure and function of the thyroid gland. For example, the incidence rate of thyroid cancer in the endemic area of endemic goiter in Switzerland is 2‰, which is 20 times higher than that in non-endemic areas such as Berlin. On the contrary, high iodine diet is also easy to induce thyroid cancer, Iceland and Japan are the countries with the highest iodine intake, and the incidence of thyroid cancer is higher than other countries. Residents living in coastal cities usually consume more seafood and love to eat pickled seafood, which can not only cause thyroid-related diseases, but also lay a hidden danger for thyroid cancer. Genetic factors: About 5%~10% of medullary thyroid cancer has obvious family history, and often combined with pheochromocytoma, etc. It is presumed that the occurrence of this kind of cancer may be related to chromosomal genetic factors. Modernized life style. For example: ① Working at desk. Nowadays, most young white-collar workers work at desk for a long time in front of computers. This makes the blood transportation in neck impaired, and qi and blood stagnate in neck, which not only leads to cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulder, but also affects the blood circulation of thyroid gland, and in the long run, it will accumulate into tumor. ② mental stress. Modern society, young people have to bear the pressure from society and family, daytime work, some people have to stay up late at night, this kind of overdraft lifestyle coupled with long-term emotions can not be solved, so that the thyroid cells can not be well repaired metabolism, in the long run will make the thyroid gland damaged and sick. Radiation damage. Due to the development of science and technology, life can come into contact with more and more radiation, such as electromagnetic radiation, microwave radiation and ionizing radiation caused by medical examination. The accumulation of these radiations will naturally damage the normal cells of the human body and cause the mutation of thyroid cells. ④ Abuse of hormones. A large amount of hormone-rich food leads to endocrine system disorders in adolescents, and excessive intake of all kinds of hormones is also one of the triggering factors of thyroid cancer.