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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk Factors
Other factors associated with an increased risk of thyroid nodules and goiter include:
- Hard nodule
- Nodule that is stuck to nearby structures
- Family history of thyroid cancer
- Younger than 20 or older than 70
- History of radiation exposure to the head or neck
- Male gender
- Smoking 11863477
- Alcohol consumption 18031329
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels
thyroid nodules in men and decreased serum TSH levels in women 17666480
- Uterine fibroids 17988198
Factors associated with a possible decreased risk include:
- Oral contraceptive use 12100072
- Use of statins (associated with a reduced risk of nodules on ultrasound)
- reduced prevalence, number and volume of thyroid nodules 17666091
- A history of papillary thyroid cancer in at least one first-degree family member is associated with an increased risk of a nodule being malignant
- 10030330
- 1415299