TY - JOUR
TI - The 'rings of fire' and thyroid cancer
AU - Duntas, L.H.
AU - Doumas, C.
JO - Vitamins and Hormones
PY - 2009
VL - 8
TODO - 4
SP - 249-253
PB - Hellenic Endocrine Society
SN - null
TODO - 10.14310/horm.2002.1242
TODO - arsenic;  cadmium;  carbon dioxide;  cyclooxygenase 2;  epidermal growth factor;  hydrochloric acid;  hydrogen sulfide;  iodine;  mitogen activated protein kinase p38;  selenium;  sodium;  sulfur;  sulfur dioxide;  vanadium;  vanadium derivative;  zinc, cancer incidence;  cancer registry;  cancer risk;  carcinogenesis;  central nervous system tumor;  geographic pathology;  human;  Iceland;  kidney cancer;  lung carcinoma;  papillary carcinoma;  Philippines;  prevalence;  radioactivity;  sex difference;  short survey;  thyroid cancer;  United States;  volcano
TODO - Several studies have revealed an increased incidence of thyroid cancer in volcanic areas around the world. Hawaii and the Philippines on the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where the greatest number of volcanoes are located at convergent plate boundaries, are among the regions with the highest incidence of thyroid carcinoma worldwide. Iceland is another region also rich in volcanoes in which the highest incidence of thyroid cancer in Europe is found. The common denominator of these regions is their numerous volcanoes and the fact that several constituents of volcanic lava have been postulated as being involved in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer. This article aims at presenting pertinent data that could link a volcanic environment to thyroid cancer.
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