Anaplastic thyroid cancer epidemiology and demographics

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

Overview

Females are more commonly affected with follicular thyroid cancer than males. The incidence of follicular thyroid cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 6th to 7th decades.

Age

• Typically occurs in the elderly (peak incidence in 6th to 7th decades).

Gender

• Females are more affected than males.

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