Background: It is important to understand patient preferences on managing low-risk papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC). Methods: We prospectively followed patients with low-risk PTC< 2 cm …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) of small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) is
increasingly being considered. There is limited understanding of why individuals with low …

Background The traditional management of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is thyroidectomy
(total or partial removal of the thyroid). Active surveillance (AS) may be considered as an …

Introduction Low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is increasingly being diagnosed
throughout the world; yet the mortality risk is low compared with other malignancies …

Abstract Background The 2015 American Thyroid Association endorsed less aggressive
management for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (LR-PTC). We aimed to identify factors …

Background An ongoing debate exists over the optimal management of low-risk papillary
thyroid cancer. The American Thyroid Association supports the concept of active …

Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines acknowledged that “an
active surveillance management approach can be considered as an alternative to …

Importance Unlike for prostate cancer, active surveillance for thyroid cancer has not
achieved wide adoption. The parameters by which this approach is feasible are also not well …

BACKGROUND The recent overdiagnosis of subclinical, low‐risk papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) coincides with a growing national interest in cost‐effective health care practices. The …

Importance Given evidence of overdiagnosis and overtreatment of small papillary thyroid
cancers (PTCs), strategies are needed to promote the consideration of less invasive …