Cutting sugar and simple carbohydrates out of your diet helps reduce intake of empty calories and may contribute to weight loss. Losing weight takes time and commitment, however. A healthy, and practical, weight loss goal is between 1 and 2 pounds per week. Step 1.
Appendix. An appendectomy is usually the only treatment needed for a carcinoid tumor smaller than 1.5 cm. For a tumor larger than 2 cm, the removal of about one-third of the colon next to the appendix, along with nearby blood vessels and lymph nodes, is often needed.
Medication Summary. The most useful drugs for the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinomas (a relatively common well-differentiated thyroid cancer) after surgery are levothyroxine and radioiodine. For metastases, palliation with antineoplastic agents (eg, cisplatin, doxorubicin) may be useful. Next: