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Increased Estrogen and the Risk of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Author(s) -
Mehta Vikas,
Cooke Sarah L.,
Yu Guopei,
Nowicki Theodore Scott,
Geliebter Jan,
Tran Theresa,
Persky Mark S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.21194
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology
Objectives/Hypothesis: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is more common in women with a female:male incidence ratio of 3:1. Estrogen has been implicated in the development of thyroid cancer. The study investigates the relationship between various estrogenassociated risk factors, including benign and malignant uterine and breast disease and pregnancy, in a large group of women with thyroid disease.