Update on Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in the United States, 2000-2018

Abstract

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy in the pediatric population. A recent study has revealed a recent decline in overall US thyroid cancer incidence rates. The aim of this study is to assess whether there has been a corresponding decline in incidence rates in the pediatric population. We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to analyze the pediatric thyroid cancer incidence rate. The results demonstrate that the incidence rate of pediatric thyroid cancer continued to increase from 2000 to 2018. Future studies are needed to understand how recent changes in guidelines are affecting incidence rates.

Keywords:

• Thyroid cancer
• incidence
• mortality
• SEER program
• pediatric

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Authors’ contributions

Guan Li: study design; data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; drafting of the manuscript; final approval of the version to be published; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Jesse W. Tai: study design; data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; drafting of the manuscript; final approval of the version to be published; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Peter K. Moon: study design; data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; drafting of the manuscript; final approval of the version to be published; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Uchechukwu C. Megwalu: conception and design; data interpretation; critical revision of the manuscript; final approval of the version to be published; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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