Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Globally, cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Therefore, identification of risk factors is of paramount interest. Whether thyroid dysfunction is a cancer risk factor is currently being debated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of cancer in patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism.Methods: This is a register-based nationwide cohort study of individuals diagnosed with hypothyroidism referred to Danish hospitals (followed fr...