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. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e228722.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8722.

Physician Perspectives of Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the US

Priya H Dedhia  1 , Megan C Saucke  2 , Kristin L Long  3 , Gerard M Doherty  4 , Susan C Pitt  5
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Physician Perspectives of Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the US

Priya H Dedhia et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This survey study assesses physicians’ recommendations regarding overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid nodules and low-risk papillary thyroid cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Pitt reported receiving grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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