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5430136 
Journal Article 
Risk factors for thyroid cancer 
Nikiforov, YE; Fagin, JA 
1997 
1 
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISSN: 1043-2760
EISSN: 1879-3061 
8 
1 
20-25 
English 
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. The potential risk factors for thyroid carcinoma development include genetic predisposition, exposure to therapeutic or environmental ionizing radiation, residence in areas of iodine deficiency or excess, history of preexisting benign thyroid disease, as well as hormonal and reproductive factors. In this review, we analyze some of the epidemiological data, as well as the possible molecular mechanisms by which certain environmental and genetic factors might predispose to thyroid tumorigenesis.