Worldwide Increasing Incidence of Thyroid Cancer: Update on Epidemiology and Risk Factors

Background. In the last decades, thyroid cancer incidence has continuously and sharply increased all over the world. This review analyzes the possible reasons of this increase. Summary. Many experts believe that the increased incidence of thyroid cancer is apparent, because of the increased detectio...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Pellegriti, Francesco Frasca, Concetto Regalbuto, Sebastiano Squatrito, Riccardo Vigneri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/965212