Thyroid cancer has the fastest rising incidence among cancers in the U.S.,
with new cases increasing at a rate of
approximately 4% annualy.
Thyroid cancer has the fastest rising
Occuring three times more often in
Over 30,000 new cases of thyroid cancer
Over 350,000 people in the U.S. are
58% of thyroid cancers are diagnosed while the cancer is still confined to the primary site (localized stage).
35% are diagnosed after the cancer has spread to the regional lymph nodes or directly beyond the primary site.
5% are diagnosed after the cancer has metastasized to distant organs.
A delay in primary treatment increases the probability of thyroid cancer death 2.4 fold.
