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Diagnostic Procedures Using Radiation And Risk Of Thyroid Cancer: Causal Association Or Detection Bias? An Examination Of Population Cancer Trends And Data From The Nyc Fire Department, Rachel Zeig-Owens
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Background: Thyroid cancer (TC) is a common cancer diagnosis in the United States, whose incidence is increasing. Disaster and radiation treatment studies show high doses of radiation can cause TC. Some diagnostic procedures, whose use is increasing, expose individuals to low-dose radiation but can also incidentally detect subclinical TC. Evidence regarding low-dose radiation risk is limited.
Objectives: To investigate the possible association of greater use of diagnostic procedures with TC, either causally through radiation exposure or via incidental detection.
Methods: Two data sources were used: National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data and Fire Department of the …