Recent Changes in the Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Korea between 2005 and 2018: Analysis of Korean National Data

In this study, we evaluated the recent changes in the standardized, age-specific, stage-specific incidence rates (IRs) of thyroid cancer in Korea and compared them with the incidence data reported by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. The analysis was conducted using the incide...

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Published in:Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul) 2022-10, Vol.37 (5), p.791-799
Main Authors: Choi, Yun Mi, Lee, Jiwoo, Kwak, Mi Kyung, Jeon, Min Ji, Kim, Tae Yong, Hong, Eun-Gyoung, Kim, Won Bae, Kim, Won Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asian People
epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
korea
Male
Original
Registries
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
thyroid neoplasms
Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology
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Summary:In this study, we evaluated the recent changes in the standardized, age-specific, stage-specific incidence rates (IRs) of thyroid cancer in Korea and compared them with the incidence data reported by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. The analysis was conducted using the incidence data (2005 to 2018) from the Statistics Korea and Korea Central Cancer Registry. The age-standardized IR (SIR) of thyroid cancer increased from 24.09 per 100,000 in 2005 to 74.83 in 2012 (annual percent change [APC], 14.5). From 2012 to 2015, the SIR decreased to 42.52 (APC, -17.9) and then remained stable until 2018 (APC, 2.1). This trend was similar in both men and women. Regarding age-specific IRs, the IRs for ages of 30 years and older showed a trend similar to that of the SIR; however, for ages below 30 years, no significant reduction was observed from the vertex of IR in 2015. Regarding stage-specific IRs, the increase was more prominent in those with regional disease (APC, 17.4) than in those with localized disease until 2012; then, the IR decreased until 2015 (APC, -16.1). The average APC from 2005 to 2018 increased in men, those under the age of 30 years, and those with regional disease. The SIR in Korea peaked in 2012 and decreased until 2015 and then remained stable until 2018. However, in young individuals under the age of 30 years, the IR did not significantly decrease but tended to increase again. In terms of stage-specific IRs, the sharpest increase was seen among those with regional disease.
ISSN:2093-596X
2093-5978
DOI:10.3803/EnM.2022.1533