Incidence of thyroid cancer in Puerto Rico and the US by racial/ethnic group, 2011-2015.

Guillermo Tortolero-LunaCarlos R Torres-CintrónMariela Alvarado-OrtizKaren J Ortiz-OrtizDiego E Zavala-ZegarraEdna Mora-Piñero

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

Further research is needed to understand this disparity in the island. This research should address the extent of overdiagnosis in PR, the role of health insurance status and insurance type, characteristics of the healthcare delivery system as well as the role of patient and environmental factors.

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