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. 2019 Dec 24;322(24):2440-2441.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.18528.

Changes in Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence in the United States, 1992 to 2016

Ann E Powers  1 , Andrea R Marcadis  2 , Mark Lee  3 , Luc G T Morris  2 , Jennifer L Marti  3
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Changes in Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence in the United States, 1992 to 2016

Ann E Powers et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry data to describe trends in thyroid cancer incidence overall and by tumor size in the United States from 1992 to 2016.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Morris reported receipt of personal fees from Rakuten Aspyrian; in addition, the Morris laboratory receives research funding from Illumina Inc and AstraZeneca for laboratory research. No other disclosures were reported.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence Rates, Stratified by Tumor Size, 1992-2016
Age-adjusted incidence per 100 000, adjusted for reporting delay, of thyroid cancer in the US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 13 registry from 1992 to 2016. The data markers indicate the observed incidence at each year. The lines represent trends based on segmented regression (Table). In the most recent periods, the annual percentage change in incidence rates for all thyroid cancers was −2.4%; for cancers greater than 1 cm, +2.0%; for subcentimeter cancers, −3.7%.
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