Thyroid cancer is not common. It accounts for only about 1% of all new cancers.1 For the year 2007, the American Cancer Society expected approximately 33,550 cases of thyroid cancer and 1,530 deaths from thyroid cancer in the United States.2
Most cases of thyroid cancer are diagnosed in people who are between the ages of 25 and 65, although it can develop at any age. Thyroid cancer occurs more frequently in women than it does in men.
Credits
| Author | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Associate Editor | Terrina Vail |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| Last Updated | September 19, 2007 |
Author:Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Last Updated: 09/19/2007
