Modeling Thyroid Cancer Epidemiology in the US using Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Microsimulation model (PATCAM)

Thyroid cancer incidence increased over 200% from 1992 to 2018, while mortality rates had not increased proportionately. The increased incidence has been attributed primarily to the detection of subclinical disease, raising important questions related to thyroid cancer control. We developed the Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Microsimulation model (PATCAM) to answer them including the impact of overdiagnosis on thyroid cancer incidence.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Methodology Source Type: research