Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid cancer: A population-based temporal trend study.

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid cancer: A population-based temporal trend study.

BACKGROUND:The increase in incidence of thyroid cancer during the last decades without concomitant rise in mortality may reflect the growing detection of indolent forms of thyroid cancer, and may have fueled unnecessary thyroidectomies. Our aim was therefore, to compare recent secular trends in surg...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Jegerlehner, Jean-Luc Bulliard, Drahomir Aujesky, Nicolas Rodondi, Simon Germann, Isabelle Konzelmann, Arnaud Chiolero, NICER Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5470703?pdf=render

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