Background: Although the importance of tumor size in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is well
established, there is no research investigating whether age modifies the impact of tumor …

Background: Survival studies in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) may be biased
because they have been performed in heterogeneous populations. In addition, specific …

Introduction: Although advancing age is known to influence the formation of thyroid nodules,
the precise relationship remains unclear. Furthermore, it is uncertain whether age influences …

Background Incidence rates of thyroid cancer (TC) increased in several countries during the
last 30 years, while mortality rates remained unchanged, raising important questions for …

Abstract In North America, the incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing by over 6% per year.
We studied the trends and factors influencing thyroid cancer incidence, its clinical …

BACKGROUND: Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) are the only tumors for which age
is a determinant of stage in the American Joint Committee on Cancer's (AJCC) staging …

Background Although recurrence and death can occur in patients with papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) several years after being diagnosed, the necessary duration of follow-up for …

Background: Age and certain pathologic features (ie, follicular histology, vascular invasion,
and extracapsular extension) are reported to impact on prognosis in thyroid cancer, but the …

Introduction Delays in surgery and their impact on survival in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
is unclear. We sought to investigate the association between time to surgery and survival in …

Importance Thyroid cancer is more common in women than in men, but the associated
causes of these differences are not fully understood. Objective To compare sex-specific …