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Increasing incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer in the United States, 1988–2005

Cancer · 2009 · Vol. 115(16) · pp. 3801–3807

Amy Y. Chen✉(American Cancer Society)Ahmedin Jemal(American Cancer Society)Elizabeth Ward(Emory University)

Abstract

The incidence rates of differentiated thyroid cancers of all sizes increased between 1988 and 2005 in both men and women. The increased incidence across all tumor sizes suggested that increased diagnostic scrutiny is not the sole explanation. Other explanations, including environmental influences and molecular pathways, should be investigated.

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