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ea0099ep806 | Thyroid | ECE2024

Characteristics and incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma among georgian reproductive-aged women

Bostoganashvili Nestan , Kvanchakhadze Rusudan , Tukvadze Shorena , Chachava Natia , Gvadzabia Badri

Introduction: The incidence of thyroid cancer in women, especially in reproductive age seems to be significantly increasing in Georgia and generally, worldwide. Thyroid cancer is the third most common cancer after breast cancer and uterine cervical cancer, among women aged 25 to 45 years. Multiple epidemiological studies have shown, that the prevalence of thyroid cancer is higher in women in the reproductive age (18-49), which could be explained by reproductive and menstrual f...