Two Studies Address Rising Rates Of Thyroid Cancer.

In continuing coverage, the Wall Street Journal (4/10, Reddy, Subscription Publication) reports on two studies on rising thyroid cancer rates. A National Cancer Institute-led study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that rates have tripled in the past 40 years. The finding suggests that over-diagnosis is not the “sole explanation for the epidemic of the disease,” explained co-author Julie Sosa. A second Duke University study presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting found that three kinds of flame retardants were associated with higher rates of thyroid cancer. https://www.wsj.com/articles/thyroid-cancer-rates-raise-new-concerns-1491855921