Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The prevalence of thyroid cancer has increased very rapidly in Korea. However, there is no data focusing on thyroid cancer mortality in Korea. In this study, we aimed to evaluate standardized thyroid cancer mortality using national data from Statistics Korea.Methods: Population and mortality data from 1985 to 2015 were obtained from Statistics Korea. Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) of thyroid cancer per 100 000 were calculated accordi...