Endocrine Abstracts

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is more frequent in women than in men.The aim of the study was to analyze whether factors connected with the female sex could increase the risk of DTC.Material and methods: Ninety nine patients with a mean age±S.D. of 40.5±5.9 years with DTC and 51 healthy women with a mean age of 36.52±8.3 years were examined. Gynecological and obstetric histories were taken and ser...