Elevated Risk of Thyroid Malignancy in Biological Males Taking Estrogen Hormone Therapy
We found a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer in biologically male patients prescribed estrogen hormone therapy. This is the first association found between estrogen and thyroid malignancy in this group.
Authors
- F. Jeffrey Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-7054)
- Andrew Meci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-5810)
- Neerav Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7783-1097)
- David Goldenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-4116)
Institutions
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.1128
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences