We are witnessing a rapid worldwide increase in the incidence of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) in the last thirty years. Extensive implementation of cancer screening and …

Background: Due to the excellent prognosis and relatively high incidence of small low-risk
thyroid cancers, more conservative management strategies such as active surveillance (AS) …

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 …

Objectives To estimate the proportion of cancer diagnoses in Australia that might reasonably
be attributed to overdiagnosis by comparing current and past lifetime risks of cancer. Design …

Background This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of active surveillance for low-risk
papillary thyroid carcinoma. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed were searched from …

Introduction: The optimal management for patients with small, low-risk thyroid cancer is often
debated. We aimed to characterize the attitudes and beliefs of providers and patients about …

Disease classification, fundamental to accurately reflecting critical knowledge of disease
causes and consequences, underpins clinical care, service planning, payments, safety, and …

Purpose Nearly half the cases of thyroid cancer, a malignancy rapidly rising in incidence
within the United States, are attributable to small and asymptomatic papillary thyroid cancers …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) is offered as a choice to patients with low-risk papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This study aimed to identify patient and physician factors …

The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been increasing worldwide, mostly,
as an increase in the incidental detection of micro papillary thyroid carcinomas (microPTCs) …