Background: The incidence of papillary thyroid cancer has been reported to be increasing
during the past three decades, with a 65–126% increase between 1975 and 2004. The …

Background The rapid increase in the detection rate of thyroid cancer over the past few
decades has caused some unexpected economic burdens. However, that of papillary …

Thyroid cancer incidence has been rising in the United States, and this trend has often been
attributed to heightened medical surveillance and the use of improved diagnostics. Thyroid …

Background: The incidence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is growing at a faster rate than
any other malignancy. However, it is unknown what effect age is having on the changing …

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

BACKGROUND: Studies have reported an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer since
1980. One possible explanation for this trend is increased detection through more …

Background: Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing worldwide. Incorporating 22 years of
incidence data through 2009, we extend examination of these trends among a wide array of …

Background: Increases in thyroid papillary carcinoma incidence rates have largely been
attributed to heightened medical surveillance and improved diagnostics. We examined …

The authors conducted a population-based case-control study of 410 women residing in
three counties in western Washington State who were aged 18–64 years when diagnosed …

Background Reports of similar age-specific incidence rates and a female-to-male gender
disparity by racial/ethnic groups suggests that further consideration of race-specific patterns …