Thyroid Cancer
Head and Neck Program
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Treatment may be one of the following:
Surgery to create an opening in the windpipe, for tumors that block the airway. This
is called a tracheostomy.
Total thyroidectomy to reduce symptoms if the tumor is in the area
of the thyroid only.
External-beam radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy.
Clinical trials of chemotherapy and radiation therapy following thyroidectomy.
Clinical trials studying new methods of treatment of thyroid cancer.