(Press-News.org) A new study has shown that overall and cause-specific mortality rates in individuals in the U.S. with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are low. The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Thyroid®, the official journal of the American Thyroid Association® (ATA®). Click here to read the article now.
Cari Kitahara, PhD, from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, and coauthors identified 51,854 individuals diagnosed with first primary DTC at low risk of recurrence and compared observed mortality rates in DTC patients with expected rates in the matched U.S. general population. Thyroid cancer accounted for only 4.3% of deaths. The most common causes of death were malignancies (other than thyroid cancer) and cardiovascular disease.
“In brief, we observed that these patients experienced lower rates of mortality overall and from most other causes compared with the general population, consistent with previous studies,” stated the investigators. “Our study is unique, in that it was restricted to survivors of low-risk DTC and included all ages at diagnosis, a longer duration of follow-up compared with previous studies, and a comprehensive investigation of specific causes of death.”
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Thyroid®, the official journal of the American Thyroid Association®, (ATA®) is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with open access options and in print. Led by Editor-in-Chief Anna M. Sawka, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, the Journal publishes original articles and timely reviews that reflect the rapidly advancing changes in our understanding of thyroid physiology and pathology, from the molecular biology of the cell to clinical management of thyroid disorders. Complete tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Thyroid website. The complete Thyroid Journal Program includes the highly valued abstract and commentary publication Clinical Thyroidology®, led by Editor-in-Chief Trevor Angell, MD and published monthly, and the groundbreaking video journal companion VideoEndocrinology, led by Editor Catherine F. Sinclair, MD, FRACS. Complete tables of content and sample issues may be viewed on the Thyroid website.
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The American Thyroid Association® (ATA) is dedicated to transforming thyroid care through clinical excellence, education, scientific discovery and advocacy in a collaborative and diverse community. ATA® is an international professional medical society with over 1,800 members from 43 countries around the world. The ATA® promotes thyroid awareness and information through Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public, a resource that summarizes research for patients and families, and extensive, authoritative resources on thyroid disease and thyroid cancer in both English and Spanish. The ATA® website www.thyroid.org serves as a bona fide clinical resource for patients and the public who look for reliable thyroid-related information.
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Morality among low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer survivors in the U.S.
2024-03-21
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