Thyroid cancer burden and economic impact on the Brazilian public health system

Thyroid cancer burden and economic impact on the Brazilian public health system

ABSTRACT Objective: Recent data indicates an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer not accompanied by a proportional increase in mortality, suggesting overdiagnosis, which may represent a big public health problem, particularly where resources are scarce. This article aims to describe and evaluate...

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Main Authors:	Carolina Castro Porto Silva Janovsky, Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, Maykon Anderson Pires de Novais, Rui M. B. Maciel, Rosa Paula M. Biscolla, Paola Zucchi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:	Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:	Thyroid cancer economic impact Brazilian public health system costs overdiagnosis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972018000500537&lng=en&tlng=en

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