Understanding the ever-changing incidence of thyroid cancer

Cari M Kitahara; Julie A Sosa

doi:10.1038/s41574-020-00414-9

Understanding the ever-changing incidence of thyroid cancer

Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 Nov;16(11):617-618. doi: 10.1038/s41574-020-00414-9.

Authors

Cari M Kitahara¹, Julie A Sosa²

Affiliations

¹ Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA. kitaharac@mail.nih.gov.
² Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Abstract

This Comment article provides a behind-the-scenes perspective and update of our 2016 Review, which discussed possible factors contributing to thyroid cancer incidence trends worldwide. We also highlight promising research directions that are improving the understanding of thyroid cancer aetiology.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Errors
Environment
Humans
Incidence
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / therapy