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Association of hormonal and reproductive factors with differentiated thyroid cancer risk in women: a pooled prospective cohort analysis

TJ O’Grady, S Rinaldi, KA Michels, HO Adami, JE Buring, Y Chen, TV Clendenen, A D’Aloisio, JC DeHart, S Franceschi, ND Freedman, GL Gierach, GG Giles, JV Lacey, IM Lee, LM Liao, MS Linet, ML McCullough, AV Patel, A Prizment Show all

International Journal of Epidemiology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2024

Abstract

Background: The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is higher in women than in men but whether sex steroid hormones contribute to this difference remains unclear. Studies of reproductive and hormonal factors and thyroid cancer risk have provided inconsistent results. Methods: Original data from 1 252 907 women in 16 cohorts in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia were combined to evaluate associations of DTC risk with reproductive and hormonal factors. Multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs. Results: During follow-up, 2142 women were diagnosed with DTC. Factors associated with higher risk of DTC included y..

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