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* Mortality rate of follicular thyroid cancer ranges from 5% to 15%. | * Mortality rate of follicular thyroid cancer ranges from 5% to 15%. | ||
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* The median age at which follicular thyroid cancer is diagnosed is 45 to 50 years. | |||
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* Follicular thyroid cancer is 3 times more common in female than in males.<ref name="TaccalitiPalmonella2012">{{cite journal|last1=Taccaliti|first1=Augusto|last2=Palmonella|first2=Gioia|last3=Silvetti|first3=Francesca|last4=Boscaro|first4=Marco|title=Thyroid Neoplasm|year=2012|doi=10.5772/37754}}</ref> | * Follicular thyroid cancer is 3 times more common in female than in males.<ref name="TaccalitiPalmonella2012">{{cite journal|last1=Taccaliti|first1=Augusto|last2=Palmonella|first2=Gioia|last3=Silvetti|first3=Francesca|last4=Boscaro|first4=Marco|title=Thyroid Neoplasm|year=2012|doi=10.5772/37754}}</ref> |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- 9 of every 100 people with thyroid cancer have follicular thyroid cancer.
Incidence
Case Fatality Rate
- Mortality rate of follicular thyroid cancer ranges from 5% to 15%.
Age
- The median age at which follicular thyroid cancer is diagnosed is 45 to 50 years.
Gender
- Follicular thyroid cancer is 3 times more common in female than in males.[1]
Race
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Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Taccaliti, Augusto; Palmonella, Gioia; Silvetti, Francesca; Boscaro, Marco (2012). "Thyroid Neoplasm". doi:10.5772/37754.