Endocrine Abstracts

A higher incidence of nodular goitre and less differentiated types of thyroid carcinoma have been observed in iodine deficient regions. North-Eastern Poland was an area with a moderate deficiency of iodine until the introduction of the mandatory salt iodination in 1997 (30±10 mg KJ/kg NaCl). The aim of our study was to compare the incidence of goitre, thyroid carcinoma and urine excretion of iodine in the inhabitants of the North-Eastern Region of Poland in 1997 and 2005....

Before the introduction of mandatory salt iodination in 1997 the North-Eastern Region of Poland was known to be a moderate iodine deficiency area. Moreover, it was one of the mostly contaminated regions after the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The aim of our study was to evaluate the descriptive epidemiological features of incident thyroid cancers diagnosed among the residents of this area between 1996 and 2005. The Regional Cancer Surveillance Program was used to collect data on...