Abstract
Trends of Thyroid Cancer Mortality Rates in Ecuador
Highlights
Thyroid cancer (TC) is a relatively rare type of cancer, it is the most common cancer of the endocrine system, representing 96% of newly diagnosed endocrine cancers and 66.8% of related deaths [1]
Our findings can be contrasted with the global data, which show decreases in thyroid cancer (TC) mortality in both sexes
Recently an increase in TC mortality has been observed in several countries, including the United States [7]
Summary
Thyroid cancer (TC) is a relatively rare type of cancer, it is the most common cancer of the endocrine system, representing 96% of newly diagnosed endocrine cancers and 66.8% of related deaths [1]. The incidence of TC may be up to 10 times higher in developing countries than that in developed countries, and TC mortality shows unchanging or declining rates in both types of countries [3,4,5,6]. In 2012, the global TC mortality rates were approximately 0.6 per 100,000 women and 0.3 per 100,000 men [7]. In Europe, TC mortality has declined in many countries; the mortality rates vary by country, and very few studies tend to focus only on mortality [8]. Mortality from TC in Europe varies greatly by sex, with higher rates observed among women (0.4 per 100,000 women vs 0.3 per 100,000 men) [8]
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