Thyroid Cancer Increasing

ScienceDaily (May 4, 2009) — It’s a medical mystery that has been developing for at least a decade: thyroid cancer—not breast, prostate, lung, or colon cancer—is the fastest increasing cancer among women and men in the United States.

And scientists don’t know why.

In fact, according to new data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), thyroid cancer diagnoses have increased at a rate of 6.5 percent a year from 1997 to 2006.

The alarming trend has largely gone unnoticed. Now, a new project by American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop—an organization founded by journalism professors Charles Lewis and Wendell Cochran at AU’s School of Communication—is helping shine a light on the issue.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504205917.htm


"And scientists don't know why."

anyone here want to give them a hand with that?

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