"We are facing a challenge of ""overdiagnosis"" of the thyroid cancer"
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2016.07.001
- VernacularTitle:我国面临甲状腺癌“过度诊断”的挑战
- Author:
Weiping TENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thyroid cancer;
Overdiagnosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2016;32(7):531-532
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Summary] The incidence of thyroid cancer in China is increasing rapidly, at an annual percentage change (APC)of 20. 1%, while the APC of mortality of thyroid cancer is only 1. 6%, which is defined asoverdiagnosis by the experts of tumor field. This tendency is due to the over-screening for thyroid nodules and cancers with high resolution of B ultrasound equipments. The prevalence of latent thyroid cancer is 11. 5% in human-being as found by the autopsy. However, the prognosis of the majority of patients is good. The clinical doctors and health-care department of government in China should take actions to deal with the tendency of over-screening andoverdiagnosisfor thyroid nodules and cancers.
