EJE paper in the news: women with an overactive thyroid may be at greater risk of breast cancer

12 Feb 2016


A European Journal of Endocrinology study by De Mette Sogaard, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, looked at all women registered for the Danish health service between 1978 and 2013 to assess for hyper- and hypothyroidism. They found hyperthyroisism to be linked to an 11% higher risk of breast cancer.

Daily Mail


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