Prevalence and Incidence of Thyroid cancer

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Incidence (annual) of Thyroid cancer:

20,700 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); 19,500 annual cases in the USA (NCI); 14,900 women and 4,600 men annually (NCI). ... see also overview of Thyroid cancer.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 13,140 or 0.01% or 20,700 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "20,700 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); 19,500 annual cases in the USA (NCI); 14,900 women and 4,600 men annually (NCI)." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Thyroid cancer:

20,699 per year, 1,724 per month, 398 per week, 56 per day, 2 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "20,700 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate); 19,500 annual cases in the USA (NCI); 14,900 women and 4,600 men annually (NCI)." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of Thyroid cancer:

Each year in the United States, thyroid cancer is diagnosed in 14,900 women and 4,600 men. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Thyroid Cancer: NCI)

Incidence statistics for Thyroid cancer:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Thyroid cancer:

23,600 new cases for thyroid cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
5,960 new male cases for thyroid cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
17,640 new female cases for thyroid cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
2,100 new cases of thyroid cancer in women in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
12 per 100,000 new cases of thyroid cancer in men in Canada 2004 (Canadian Cancer Statistics, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004)
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Death statistics for Thyroid cancer:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Thyroid cancer:

620 estimated male deaths for thyroid cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
840 estimated female deaths for thyroid cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Thyroid cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Thyroid cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Thyroid cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Thyroid cancer diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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