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Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid Cancer - Causes and Risk Factors

What are the risk factors of thyroid cancer?

It is not clear what causes thyroid cancer, but factors that may increase the risk of thyroid cancers include:

  • Being female – thyroid cancer affects more women than men
  • A family history of thyroid cancer
  • Exposure to high levels of radiation – e.g. radiation therapy
  • Certain inherited genetic conditions such as familial medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia, Cowden syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis

Thyroid Cancer - Other Information

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