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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of papillary thyroid cancer are radiation exposure, and family history of thyroid cancer.
Risk Factors
- In general, risk factors for the development of thyroid cancers are:[1]
- Family history of thyroid disease (including thyroid cancer)
- History of enlarged thyroid (goiter)
- Female gender
- Asian race
- Common risk factors in the development of papillary thyroid cancer are:[2]
- Childhood head and neck irradiation
- Total body irradiation for bone marrow transplantation
- Any ionizing radiation exposure
- Positive family history
References
- ↑ Iribarren, Carlos; Haselkorn, Tmirah; Tekawa, Irene S.; Friedman, Gary D. (2001). "Cohort study of thyroid cancer in a San Francisco Bay area population". International Journal of Cancer. 93 (5): 745–750. doi:10.1002/ijc.1377. ISSN 0020-7136.
- ↑ Cooper, David S.; Doherty, Gerard M.; Haugen, Bryan R.; Kloos, Richard T.; Lee, Stephanie L.; Mandel, Susan J.; Mazzaferri, Ernest L.; McIver, Bryan; Pacini, Furio; Schlumberger, Martin; Sherman, Steven I.; Steward, David L.; Tuttle, R. Michael (2009). "Revised American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer". Thyroid. 19 (11): 1167–1214. doi:10.1089/thy.2009.0110. ISSN 1050-7256.