Recent surge of thyroid cancer, especially papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), ignited a
debate on over-diagnosis of cancer. Such increase in incidence is a worldwide …

Objective With the recent increasing rates of screening for thyroid cancer, the cancers now
tend to be smaller and less aggressive than those that are diagnosed when presented with …

Background. The prevalence of thyroid cancer is rising worldwide. Although thyroid cancer
has a favorable prognosis, up to 20% of patients experienced recurrent disease during the …

Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis is a worldwide phenomenon. Nowhere else in the world is the
incidence of thyroid cancer growing faster than in South Korea, but what are the drivers …

The incidence of thyroid cancer is steadily increasing in many countries including Korea.
Especially in Korea, the incidence of thyroid cancer is very rapidly increasing during several …

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has an indolent course and
favorable prognosis. However, an optimal treatment strategy for asymptomatic PTC is not …

1) Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan 2) Department of Internal
Medicine, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan abstract. It is well-known that papillary …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common type of thyroid malignancy both in adults
and pediatric population. Since the 1980s, there are changes in criteria in labelling thyroid …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased, mainly due to the incidental finding of low-
risk papillary thyroid cancers (PTC). These malignancies grow slowly, and are unlikely to …

Objectives: To assess the changes in parameters of thyroid carcinoma, particularly papillary
type, in the era of widespread use of sensitive diagnostic methods. We aim to investigate …