Thyroid cancer pathology: Insights from a developing region
The dual SA health system and the geographical distribution of the population appear to influence the pathological landscape of thyroid cancer. Standardised thyroid cancer reporting across all public and private laboratories in the form of a prospective national thyroid registry would allow for a more accurate evaluation of thyroid disease, ultimately improving thyroid cancer care in SA.
Authors
- Karin Baatjes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8432-8844)
- Simon Nayler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5041-7811)
- W Conradie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-331X)
- Jeanne Lübbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8397-8685)
- Rubina Razack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-4724)
- Amir Afrogheh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5818-7945)
- Thifhelimbilu Emmanuel Luvhengo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-1809)
- Lindi Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-647X)
- Fabio Crabbia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9743-730X)
- J. D. Davies
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Johannesburg Hospital (ZA)
- Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre (ZA)
- Right to Care (ZA)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i9.2997
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiteit Stellenbosch