Abstract Objectives French Polynesia has one of the world's highest thyroid cancer
incidence rates. A case–control study among native residents of French Polynesia included …

Background: New Caledonia and French Polynesia have among of the world highest thyroid
cancer incidence rates. Studies have demonstrated a relationship between anthropometric …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has risen over the past decade, along with a rise in obesity.
We studied the role of anthropometric risk factors for differentiated thyroid cancer at the time …

The increasing incidence rate of thyroid cancer warrants investigation of potentially
modifiable factors, especially overweightness. Few prospective studies have investigated …

Greater height and body mass index (BMI) have been associated with an increased risk of
thyroid cancer incidence in Western countries. However, few epidemiological studies have …

Introduction: Data on adolescent precursors of thyroid cancer in adulthood are scant.
Methods: In order to evaluate potential risk factors for thyroid cancer, we linked two national …

Objective: To assess the relation between anthropometric factors and thyroid cancer risk in a
pooled analysis of individual data from 12 case–control studies conducted in the US, Japan …

Exceptionally high incidence rates of thyroid cancer are observed in New Caledonia,
particularly in Melanesian women. To investigate further the etiology of thyroid cancer and to …

Results from case‐control and prospective studies suggest a moderate positive association
between obesity and height and differentiated thyroid carcinoma (TC). Little is known on the …

We investigated relations between measured body mass index (BMI) and stature and thyroid
cancer (3046 cases) in a large Norwegian cohort of more than two million individuals. The …