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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites.

Marta Benedetti, Amerigo Zona, Paolo Contiero, Eleonora D'Armiento, Ivano Iavarone, Airtum Working Group

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marta BenedettiDepartment of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6137-6568
Amerigo ZonaDepartment of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4639-8662
Paolo ContieroEnvironmental Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6760-3605
Eleonora D'ArmientoInternal Medicine Unit, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, ICOT Hospital, University of Rome, 04100 Latina, Italy.
Ivano IavaroneDepartment of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5856-9484
Airtum Working Group
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some human literature suggests a possible role of endocrine disruptors (EDs) exposure in thyroid cancer (TC) development. We investigated TC incidence in selected Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites (NPCS) with documented presence of EDs considered thyroid carcinogens. Adjusted Standardized Incidence Ratios (SIRs), with their 90% confidence intervals, were computed by gender, and age-specific groups (aged 15-39 years, and 40 years or over) for each NPCS in the period 2006 to 2013. In the age group of 15-39 years, a significant excess of TC risk was found in two NPCSs in males; non-significant excess risks were observed in four NPCSs in males, and in five in females. In the age group of 40 years and over, significant excess risks were found in six NPCSs in males and in seven NPCSs in females; non-significant excess risks were identified in two NPCSs in males and females. The findings of several excesses in incidence, mainly observed in adults aged 40 years or over, are suggestive of a possible adverse effect associated with residence in NPCSs, even if a role of other factors cannot be excluded, due to the adoption of an ecological study design. Future analytical studies are needed to clarify if EDs are a TC risk factor for individuals living in NPCSs.

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Thyroid NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutionFemaleHumansIncidenceItalyMaleYoung Adultendocrine disruptorsenvironmental exposureincidencethyroid cancer

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PMID33383942
PMCPMC7795572
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