Simple Summary Papillary thyroid cancer diagnosis is a significant source of worry to
patients, despite its relatively good prognosis. Such significant distress may prompt patients …

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

Purpose There is a lack of research on short-term mental health and health-related quality of
life (HRQoL) in thyroid cancer patients. This study aimed to assess the short-term anxiety …

BACKGROUND Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) often seriously impacts patients' lives.
Radionuclide Iodine-131 (131 I) is widely used in treating patients with DTC. However, most …

Purpose Most patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) have favorable
prognosis and survive for many years. We investigated the effect of thyroid cancer surgery …

Background Low‐risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (LR‐PTC) can be managed by immediate
surgery (IS) or active surveillance (AS). We compare the psychological impact of these …

Background This cross-sectional study compared patient-reported outcomes of low-risk
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC, T1N0M0) between patients who underwent active …

Objectives: Patients with thyroid pathology tend have longer surgical wait times. Uncertainty
during this wait can have negative psychologically impact. This study aims to determine the …

Importance Fear is commonly experienced by individuals newly diagnosed with papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC). Objective To explore the association between gender and fears of low …

Sawka et al1 share results from a single-institution prospective, observational cohort study
(NCT04624477) investigating the association between self-reported gender (treated as a …