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Incidence and Mortality Summary |
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| Male | Female | Total | |||
| Age-adjusted incidence rate per 100,000 # of new invasive cases # of new in-situ cases # of deaths |
3.3 22 0 1 |
9.7 65 0 4 |
6.5 |
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Total Cases by County |
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| Ada Adams Bannock Bear Lake Benewah Bingham Blaine Boise Bonner Bonneville Boundary Butte Camas Canyon Caribou |
25 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 9 1 |
Cassia Clark Clearwater Custer Elmore Franklin Fremont Gem Gooding Idaho Jefferson Jerome Kootenai Latah Lemhi |
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 3 0 |
Lewis Lincoln Madison Minidoka Nez Perce Oneida Owyhee Payette Power Shoshone Teton Twin Falls Valley Washington Unknown |
0 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 |
| Age | Though relatively unusual, it is still one of the most common malignancies affecting adolescents and adults up to 50 years of age. |
| Gender | Two-thirds of the cases are among females. |
| Race & SES* | The incidence is higher in Caucasians and in upper income groups. |
| Hormonal | Hormonal factors are believed to contribute to the increased risk in females. This is demonstrated by the sharp increase in incidence among women after menarche. |
| Other | Occupational and environmental exposures to ionizing radiation have been associated with higher rates of thyroid cancer. Radiation exposure to the head and neck in childhood is a well-known risk factor. Family history of thyroid cancer substantially increases the risk. Death due to thyroid cancer under age 40 is rare. Prognosis worsens with each decade of age over 50. |
| Mean age-adjusted incidence rate across
health districts: 95% confidence interval on the mean age-adjusted incidence rate: Median age-adjusted incidence rate of health districts: Range of age-adjusted incidence rate for health districts: SEER rate (1991-1995): |
6.2 5.1-7.2 6.2 3.3-7.6 5.3 |
There were no cases of thyroid cancer among persons aged less
than 15 years. The age-specific incidence rates of thyroid cancer were typically
higher for females than males. No health district had significantly more cases
than expected based upon rates for the remainder of Idaho.
