Breast cancer in association with thyroid disorders

The relationship between breast cancer and thyroid diseases is controversial. Discrepant results have been reported in the literature. The incidences of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases were investigated in patients with breast cancer and age-matched control individuals without breast o...

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Published in:Breast cancer research : BCR 2003-01, Vol.5 (5), p.R110-R113, Article R110
Main Authors: Turken, Orhan, NarIn, Yavuz, DemIrbas, Sezai, Onde, M Emin, Sayan, Ozkan, KandemIr, E Gokhan, YaylacI, Mustafa, Ozturk, Ahmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antibodies
Autoantibodies - blood
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Peroxidase - immunology
Prevalence
Thyroid diseases
Thyroid Diseases - classification
Thyroid Diseases - complications
Thyroid Diseases - enzymology
Thyroid Diseases - epidemiology
Thyroid gland
Thyroid Hormones - blood
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - classification
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - enzymology
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - epidemiology
Viral antibodies
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Summary:The relationship between breast cancer and thyroid diseases is controversial. Discrepant results have been reported in the literature. The incidences of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases were investigated in patients with breast cancer and age-matched control individuals without breast or thyroid disease. Clinical and ultrasound evaluation of thyroid gland, determination of serum thyroid hormone and antibody levels, and fine-needle aspiration of thyroid gland were performed in 150 breast cancer patients and 100 control individuals. The mean values for anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies were significantly higher in breast cancer patients than in control individuals (P = 0.030). The incidences of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases were higher in breast cancer patients than in control individuals (38% versus 17%, P = 0.001; 26% versus 9%, P = 0.001, respectively). Our results indicate an increased prevalence of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases in breast cancer patients.
ISSN:1465-542X
1465-5411
1465-542X
DOI:10.1186/bcr609