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The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in United States per year. The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis peaks in the | The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in United States per year. The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis peaks in the third to fourth decade. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in United States per year. | * The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in United States per year. | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* In nonfamilial cases it typically peaks in the 3rd to 4th | * In nonfamilial cases it typically peaks in the 3rd to 4th decade.<ref name=Radiopaedia2015>{{cite web | title = Medullary thyroid cancer [Dr Matt A. Morgan and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody].Radiopedia 2015| url = http://radiopaedia.org/articles/medullary-thyroid-cancer Accessed on November, 11 2015 }}</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally | * Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally | ||
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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
The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in United States per year. The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis peaks in the third to fourth decade.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in United States per year.
Age
- In nonfamilial cases it typically peaks in the 3rd to 4th decade.[1]
Gender
- Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally