Risk factor epidemiology of thyroid cancer

Principal Investigator

Name
Omar Abdel-Rahman

Degrees
MD

Institution
Avicenna Oncology center

Position Title
Consultant and scientific director

Email
omar.abdelrhman@med.asu.edu.eg

About this CDAS Project

Study
PLCO (Learn more about this study)

Project ID
PLCO-458

Initial CDAS Request Approval
Mar 8, 2019

Title
Risk factor epidemiology of thyroid cancer

Summary
Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. The current study aims to provide an assessment of the interaction of different environmental, medical and familial factors in the formulation of risk of profile of thyroid cancer with the hope of getting out with plausible screening recommendations of this disease.

Aims

1. To evaluate the risk factor epidemiology of different histological subtypes of thyroid cancer

Collaborators

1. Dr. Omar Abdel-Rahman

Related Publications

• Prediagnostic BMI and thyroid cancer incidence in the PLCO trial.
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  Future Oncol. 2019 Oct; Volume 15 (Issue 30): Pages 3451-3456 PUBMED