Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: The worldwide incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) is increasing at an alarming rate in the last decades and environmental pollution has been suggested to be involved in this rise. Some environmental pollutants, namely endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDCs), have been linked to endocrine system disruption, including thyroid dysfunction, and increased risk of cancer. Among EDCs, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used in many industrial and consumer pr...

Context: A variety of thyroid disorders have been documented in COVID-19 patients, including non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS), subacute thyroiditis (SAT) and thyrotoxicosis.Objectives: To investigate the relationship between thyroid dysfunctions observed during hospitalisation and COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality.Study design and setting: Prospective cohort study on patients admitted in a tertiary hospital for COVID-19...

Objectives: Recent evidence suggest that environmental pollution may be involved in the worldwide increase of thyroid cancer (TC) incidence occurred over the last few decades. Indeed, some environmental pollutants, namely endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDCs), have been linked to endocrine system disruption, including thyroid dysfunction, and increased risk of TC. Several EDCs are known to be Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) due to their long half-life in the environment, ...