Gender a risk factor for thyroid cancer recurrence

The study finding might have implications for initial management, say researchers
Clare Pain
Thyroidectomy scar

Men treated for well-differentiated thyroid cancer are at 2-3 times higher risk of recurrence than women, a Canadian study shows.

The results suggest that sex is a risk factor for disease recurrence in its own right and guidelines may need to be adjusted to take this into account, the authors say.