Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is the 7th most common cancer worldwide, and there were 821,214 new diagnoses in 2022.1 It’s estimated that 44,020 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed in 2025.2 The main types of thyroid cancer include differentiated (most common), medullary, and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Other rare types of cancer in the thyroid include thyroid lymphoma, thyroid sarcoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid.3
A few risk factors for thyroid cancer include4, 5
- Age: Thyroid cancer can occur at any age, but the average age at diagnosis is 51.
- Sex: Thyroid cancer is 3 times as common in women than in men.
- Family History: Although most people who develop thyroid cancer don’t have a family history, the risk increases if a first-degree relative had thyroid cancer.
- Hereditary Conditions: Certain inherited conditions, including multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2), familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), and Cowden syndrome have been linked to different types of thyroid cancer.
- Radiation Exposure
- Being Overweight or Obese
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