Treatments for parathyroid cancer
Your healthcare team will create a treatment plan just for you. The plan is based on your health and specific information about the cancer. What you want is also important. When planning treatment for parathyroid cancer, your healthcare team will consider:
- whether the cancer is localized, metastatic or recurrent
- the calcium level in the blood
Surgery is the main treatment for parathyroid cancer. This cancer is usually diagnosed only after you have had surgery to remove the tumour, the parathyroid gland or glands, and some surrounding tissue. Surgery may be the only treatment you need. In some cases, chemotherapy may be used.
Most people who have parathyroid cancer have hypercalcemia (high levels of calcium in the blood). Hypercalcemia can be life-threatening and treating it is usually a very important part of your overall treatment plan.
Treatments for high calcium levels (hypercalcemia)
Treatments for localized parathyroid cancer
Treatments for metastatic or recurrent parathyroid cancer
Follow-up after treatment for parathyroid cancer
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