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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 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 3rd to 4th decades | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
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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 3rd to 4th decades
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 decades.[1]
Gender
- Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally