Thyroid cancer mortality higher in Filipinos in United States: an analysis using national mortality records from 2003–2012

摘要

BackgroundWell-differentiated thyroid carcinoma has a favorable prognosis, but patients with multiple recurrences have drastically lower survival. Filipinos in the US are known to have high thyroid cancer incidence and recurrence rates. It is unknown whether Filipinos also have higher thyroid cancer mortality rates.