TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Thyroid Cancer A1 - Lamartina, Livia A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Fojo, Tito PY - 2022 T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 3e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:Estimated U.S. incidence in 2020: 52,890 (male: 12,720; female: 40,170)Estimated new cases: 15.8 per 100,000 persons (based on 2012–2016 cases)Deaths:Estimated U.S. deaths in 2020: 2,180One of the few cancers that had increased in incidence over the past several years primarily due to the increased detection of occult papillary thyroid carcinomas on incidental screening techniques. The incidence plateaued from 2014 to 2015 and slowly declines starting from 2016Mainly affects young people. Nearly 2 of 3 cases are found in people between the ages of 20 and 55 yearsSurveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov [accessed in 2020] SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187885466 ER -