Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer. September Is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month - Thursday, September 5th Edition of Oklahoma's Choice Weekly

 

• Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer. 

• It occurs in all age groups, mainly adults. It affects about three times as many women as men. 

• There are several types—papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic, and variants. 

• About 43,720 people, including 31,180 women and 12,540 men, were diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2023 in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. About 1,150 women and 970 men (2,120 total) will die of thyroid cancer in 2023. 

Thyca:  Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.  SM  www.thyca.org