Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a cross- sectional study at a thyroid cancer referral center in Ecuador

Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a cross- sectional study at a thyroid cancer referral center in Ecuador

Abstract Background In contrast to the rapid increase in thyroid cancer incidence, the mortality has remained low and stable over the last decades. In Ecuador, however, thyroid cancer mortality has increased. The objective of this study is to determine possible drivers of high rates of thyroid cance...

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Main Authors: Paola Solis-Pazmino, Jorge Salazar-Vega, Eddy Lincango-Naranjo, Cristhian Garcia, Gabriela Jaramillo Koupermann, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Tannya Ledesma, Tatiana Rojas, Benjamin Alvarado-Mafla, Cesar Carcamo, Oscar J. Ponce, Juan P. Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Thyroid Cancer
Histopathology
Surgical
Outcome
Ecuador
Latin-America
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07735-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07735-y

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