Background: Despite the increasing incidence of thyroid cancer, there is limited information
on its etiology. The strikingly higher rates in young women, compared with men, suggest that …

Thyroid cancer rates are three times higher in women than men during the period between
puberty and menopause, suggesting that the etiology of thyroid cancer may be related to …

Strikingly higher rates of papillary thyroid cancer in women compared with men suggest that
hormonal factors may be involved in the development of this cancer. A number of …

Background: Thyroid cancer incidence rates have increased worldwide for decades,
although more for papillary carcinomas than other types and more for females than males …

The three times higher incidence of thyroid cancer in women compared to men points to a
role of female sex hormones in its etiology. However the effects of these factors are poorly …

Background The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is higher in women than in
men but whether sex steroid hormones contribute to this difference remains unclear. Studies …

Background: Worldwide, thyroid cancer incidence rates are higher among women than men.
While this suggests a possible etiologic role of female sex hormones, clear associations …

We conducted an individually matched case-control study (292 pairs) of female thyroid
cancer patients to examine the role of reproductive history and exogenous hormones in this …

Background The incidence of thyroid cancer in women is increasing at an alarming rate, with
greatest risk in the reproductive years. Establishing relationships of hormonally related …

Background: The effects of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormones on the
development of human papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remain poorly understood. Methods …