Malignant neoplasms in people with hypothyroidism in Spain: A population-based analysis.

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Spanish hypothyroid patients of both genders have a risk of overall cancer higher than that found in non-hypothyroid population. However, people over 65 years have a reduced risk of various malignancies. This peculiarity of hypothyroidism should be considered by the health authorities.

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