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Risk factors for thyroid cancer: an epidemiological review focused on nutritional factors.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Feb 2009
Dal Maso Luigino, Bosetti Cristina, La Vecchia Carlo, Franceschi Silvia
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OBJECTIVES: The present review summarizes epidemiological evidence on risk factors for thyroid cancer (TC), in particular, nutritional factors. METHODS: Searches of articles on the issue were conducted using MEDLINE. RESULTS: Exposure to ionizing radiation, particularly during childhood, is the best-established risk factor for TC. There is also a strong association with history of benign nodules/adenoma or...
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