Janine V Abe, Song-Yi Park, Christopher A Haiman, Iona Cheng, Loïc Le Marchand, Brenda Y Hernandez, Lynne R Wilkens
OBJECTIVE: The US 5-year survival rate after thyroid cancer (TC) diagnosis is over 95%. Our aim was to investigate survival differences by sex and race and ethnicity in a multiethnic US population. DESIGN: In the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) study, a total of 605 incident TC cases were identified by linkage to HI and CA statewide cancer registries. Cox models were performed to compare the risk of all-cause mortality among TC cases by sex and race and ethnicity, with adjustment for age, first course of treatment, baseline body mass index, smoking status, alcohol intake, and neighborhood socioeconomic status...
March 10, 2024: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health