Proceedings of the Canadian Thyroid Cancer Active Surveillance Study Group 2019 national investigator meeting.

Abstract

Active surveillance (AS) in the management of small, low risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) as an alternative option to thyroidectomy, is an area of active research. A national Canadian study is proposed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with small, low risk PTC who choose AS or surgery. This letter describes the proceedings of a national investigator meeting to plan the study.

• Authors: David P Goldstein, Sangeet Ghai, Martin Corsten, Eric Bissada, Nathalie Audet, Han Zhang, Anthony Nichols, Deric Morrison, Stephanie Johnson-Obeski, Donald W Anderson, Eitan Prisman, Nancy N Baxter, Jennifer Jones, Amiram Gafni, Ian Witterick, Anna M Sawka
• Journal: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg) Vol. 50 Issue 1 Pg. 40 (Jun 25 2021) ISSN: 1916-0216 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 34172096 (Publication Type: Letter)

Topics

• Canada (epidemiology)
• Humans
• Incidence
• Population Surveillance (methods)
• Registries
• Thyroid Neoplasms (diagnosis, epidemiology)
• Watchful Waiting (statistics & numerical data)