Over the past thirty years thyroid tumor incidence has triplicated and it is currently 7% of a given population.
However, interestingly the thyroid cancer incidence is quite low and is approximately 5-10% of the thyroid ...
Lakmal, M.A.C.; Chanaka, K.A.N.; Pathirana, A.; Gamage, B.; Wijerathne, T.; Wanigasooriya, I.W.M.P.; De Silva, M.(Proceedings of Annual Academic Sessions 2016, The College of surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2016)
Lakmal, M.A.C.; Dasanayake, B.; Chanaka, K.A.N.; Pathirana, A.; Gamage, B.; Wijerathne, T.; Wanigasooriya, I.W.M.P.; De Silva, M.(Proceedings of Annual Academic Sessions 2016, The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2016)