TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased incidence of thyroid cancer in Latina, Italy
T2 - A possible role of detection of subclinical disease
AU - Busco, Susanna
AU - Giorgi Rossi, Paolo
AU - Sperduti, Isabella
AU - Pezzotti, Patrizio
AU - Buzzoni, Carlotta
AU - Pannozzo, Fabio
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Objective: To describe the thyroid cancer incidence trends and geographical patterns in the Latina Province of Lazio, Italy using the population-based cancer registry. Methods: We extracted from the Latina cancer registry all cases of thyroid cancer from 1997 to 2006. Cases were classified according to morphological type and diameter. Data for diagnostic procedures for Latina Province residents from 2001 to 2006 were extracted from the regional outpatient procedures information system. Results: A total of 982 cases were diagnosed, for a standardized incidence of 8.3 and of 27.9 per 100,000 in males (. n, 220) and in females (. n, 762), respectively. The annual percent change (APC) was +16.7% (95% CI +7.2, +27.2) and +10.5% (95% CI +6.5, +14.6) in males and females, respectively. The increase was mostly due to papillary (. n, 759) and small (≤20. mm) cancers (. n, 617), with no difference by age (
AB - Objective: To describe the thyroid cancer incidence trends and geographical patterns in the Latina Province of Lazio, Italy using the population-based cancer registry. Methods: We extracted from the Latina cancer registry all cases of thyroid cancer from 1997 to 2006. Cases were classified according to morphological type and diameter. Data for diagnostic procedures for Latina Province residents from 2001 to 2006 were extracted from the regional outpatient procedures information system. Results: A total of 982 cases were diagnosed, for a standardized incidence of 8.3 and of 27.9 per 100,000 in males (. n, 220) and in females (. n, 762), respectively. The annual percent change (APC) was +16.7% (95% CI +7.2, +27.2) and +10.5% (95% CI +6.5, +14.6) in males and females, respectively. The increase was mostly due to papillary (. n, 759) and small (≤20. mm) cancers (. n, 617), with no difference by age (
KW - Cancer registry
KW - Incidence
KW - Mortality
KW - Over-diagnosis
KW - Thyroid cancer
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U2 - 10.1016/j.canep.2013.02.007
DO - 10.1016/j.canep.2013.02.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 23518150
AN - SCOPUS:84876313764
VL - 37
SP - 262
EP - 269
JO - Cancer Epidemiology
JF - Cancer Epidemiology
SN - 1877-7821
IS - 3
ER -