title: Cancers of the Thyroid: Overview and Statistics in the United States and Oklahoma.
abstract: Recent studies have shown an apparent increase in thyroid cancer in the United States. Whether is due to an actual increase or increased screening is disputed. We analyzed thyroid cancer incidence and mortality across age and racial groups in Oklahoma (using data from the Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry) against Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program national data - using SEER*Stat software for mortality. In the US and Oklahoma, females had a higher AAIR compared to males, but it was lower in Oklahoma than in the US (Females: US 15.5 per 100,000, OK 10.9 per 100,000; Males: US 5.4 per 100,000, OK 3.8 per 100,000). Overall, five-year relative survival was lower, yet still high, for Oklahoma than in the US (92.1% v. 97.1%). Survival by stage was lower in Oklahoma compared to the United States for localized (97.8% v. 99.8%), regional (92.0% v. 97.0%), and distant (36.6% v. 55.3%) stage cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Munim H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Deen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Kaitlin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma.
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D018426:SEER Program; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult