Differential Ultrasound Rates Mirror Sex Disparities in Thyroid Cancer

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Sex disparities in thyroid ultrasound rates are stark and are a likely driver of sex disparities in thyroid cancer incidence. Interestingly, ultrasound-triggered FNAB was more common in males and changed little over time, challenging the prevailing understanding that females have much higher rates of thyroid cancer. Although the population-based differences between sexes for FNAB and cancer were large, the differences among people who had ultrasound were small.

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