Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed mortality data to determine whether causes of death related to obesity and cancer were associated with trends over time.
Researchers evaluated the utility of ultrasound characteristics for refining malignancy risk to inform the management of cytologically indeterminate pediatric thyroid nodules.
Study authors performed a retrospective review of a thyroid cancer cohort to evaluate the association between metabolic health and severity of thyroid cancer.
Researchers sought to evaluate and combine the ATA’s thyroid nodule ultrasound risk categories with the cytological subcategorizations of indeterminate thyroid nodules to evaluate the association with outcomes and malignancy rates.
The goal of this retrospective case-control study was to evaluate the association among thyroid nodules, thyroid function, and uterine fibroids in a population of reproductive-aged women.
![Nodules are more likely to be malignant in women or in people younger than 14 years or older than 70 years.1 A detailed history and physical examination can identify other factors that increase the risk of thyroid cancer. These include radiation exposure from treatment or fallout during childhood or adolescence, thyroid cancer/thyroid cancer syndrome in a first-degree relative, a personal history of thyroid cancer, or prior positive nodules on [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG-PET).1,2 Physical findings suggestive of malignancy include pain, dysphagia, vocal cord paralysis, significant voice changes, hoarseness, coughing, rapid nodule growth, cervical lymphadenopathy, and fixation of the nodule to surrounding tissue.2 Evidence does not support routine thyroid cancer screening.2 People with a family history of familial follicular cell-derived DTC may have an increased risk for this disease, but no evidence shows screening would improve patient outcomes.2](https://y7x1k1ddrq01n4myx1cg6ynv-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/12/slide2ts53762598411_1151398.jpg)
