Thyroid Cancer Rates: Why Are They Increasing?
4 Feb
Statistics Canada recently released a report, Canadian Trends in Cancer Prevalence. The report details that thyroid cancer rates have increased, especially among young and middle age women. This is a trend that has been witnessed in other countries recently as well, including the United States.
I recall receiving a few panicked emails back in April 2011 after the Dr. Oz show did a segment on thyroid cancer indicting radiation exposures from sources like mammograms and dental x-rays. Dr. Oz warned that people who have five or more x-rays have a fourfold greater risk of developing thyroid cancer and he recommended the use of a lead thyroid shield when getting these types of imaging studies.



