Geographic differences in iodine supply in the Silesia terrain in relation to thyroid cancer risk

• Published in: Wiadomości lekarskie (1960) Vol. 54 Suppl 1; p. 169
• Main Authors: Szpak, S, Zeman, M, Handkiewicz-Junak, D, Kochańska-Dziurowicz, A, Kurzeja, E, Stanjek, A, Bijak, A, Bogacz, A, Zemła, B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Polish
• Published: Poland 2001
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma, Follicular - epidemiology; Adenocarcinoma, Follicular - pathology; Carcinoma, Papillary - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology; Child; Deficiency Diseases - epidemiology; Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Monitoring - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiological Monitoring; Female; Humans; Incidence; Iodine - deficiency; Iodine - supply & distribution; Iodine - urine; Male; Poland - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology; Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology; Poland

Risk factors associated with differentiated thyroid carcinoma depend on its histotype. Follicular carcinoma is described as a predominant type in the areas with iodine deficiency, in opposite to papillary thyroid cancer. The incidence of thyroid cancer and its histotypes varies considerably througho...