RT Book, Section
A1 Gramza, Ann
A1 Wells, Sam
A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M.
A2 Frame, James N.
A2 Kohler, David R.
A2 Fojo, Tito
SR Print(0)
ID 1128366889
T1 Thyroid Cancer
T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637893
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128366889
RD 2024/04/17
AB EpidemiologyTable  Graphic  Jump  Location|Download  (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:62,980  (male:  15,190;  female:  47,790.  Estimated  new  cases  for  2014  in  the  United  States)  (6.1  per  100,000  males  18.2  per  100,000  females)Deaths:Estimated  1,890  in  2014  (male:  830;  female:  1,060)Median  age:50  yearsMale  to  female  ratio:1:3One  of  the  few  cancers  that  has  increased  in  incidence  over  the  past  several  yearsSixth  most  common  cancer  in  womenThe  number  of  new  diagnoses  is  about  double  the  number  from  10  years  agoMainly  affects  young  people.  Nearly  2  of  3  cases  are  found  in  people  between  the  ages  of  20  and  55  years  Siegel  R  et  al.  CA  Cancer  J  Clin  2014;64:9–29Surveillance,  Epidemiology  and  End  Results  (SEER)  Program,  available  from  http://seer.cancer.gov  (accessed  in  2013)