Follicular thyroid cancer risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of follicular thyroid cancer are iodine deficiency, family history of thyroid cancer, and radiation exposure.

Common risk factors in the development of follicular thyroid cancer are:^[1]^[2]
- Iodine deficiency
- Family history of thyroid cancer
- Radiation exposure
Less common risk factors in the development of follicular thyroid cancer include:^[3]
- Occupational and environmental exposures
- Hepatitis C-related chronic hepatitis
- Increased parity and late age at first pregnancy

↑ Hoang, Jenny K.; Branstetter, Barton F. IV; Gafton, Andreia R.; Lee, Wai K.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). “Imaging of thyroid carcinoma with CT and MRI: approaches to common scenarios”. Cancer Imaging. 13 (1): 128–139. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0013. ISSN 1470-7330.
↑ Nagataki S, Nyström E (October 2002). “Epidemiology and primary prevention of thyroid cancer”. Thyroid. 12 (10): 889–96. doi:10.1089/105072502761016511. PMID 12487771.
↑ Antonelli A, Ferri C, Fallahi P, Pampana A, Ferrari SM, Barani L, Marchi S, Ferrannini E (May 2007). “Thyroid cancer in HCV-related chronic hepatitis patients: a case-control study”. Thyroid. 17 (5): 447–51. doi:10.1089/thy.2006.0194. PMID 17542674.