中医药在甲状腺癌术后康复中的应用

Role of Chinese Medicine Therapy in Postoperative Rehabilitation of Thyroid Cancer Survivors

甲状腺癌近年来已成为我国发病率增长速度最快的恶性肿瘤之一,临床治疗以手术切除为主,术后选择性应用放射性碘素治疗、内分泌治疗及靶向治疗等手段。然而术后患者易出现颈部疼痛、声嘶、咽部异物感及疲劳等症状,中医药则可根据不同情况辨证施治,减轻不良反应,加速术后康复,提高生活质量。本文参考近年相关文献,阐述中医药在甲状腺癌术后康复中的应用,为临床提供参考。

Thyroid cancer has been one of the growing fastest malignant tumors in China in recent year.Now the clinical treatment for thyroid is mainly by surgical resection,and radioactive iodide therapy,endocrine therapy and targeted therapy are also used selectively after operation.However,surgical resection often brings about the complications such as emotional disorder,shoulder and neck pain,hoarseness,lump in the throat and fatigue.Chinese medicine can reduce the adverse reactions,accelerate postoperative recovery and improve life quality by syndrome differentiation and treatment.This article summarizes the role of Chinese medicine therapy in postoperative rehabilitation of thyroid cancer survivors,which is expected to provide reference for the clinical treatment of postoperative thyroid cancer.