Thyroid tumors in iodine deficiency region

Aim. To analyze the epidemiological indices of thyroid tumors in iodine deficiency region. Materials and methods. The morbidity and mortality of thyroid cancer in Udmurt Republic was analyzed using the data of state statistical accounting documentation of Republican Information Analytical Center and Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary named after S.G. Primushko for 10 years (20072018). Results. In 2018, one hundred thirty two persons in Udmurt Republic were diagnosed thyroid cancer for the first time, 40 (30.6 %) of them had advanced process. Thyroid cancer morbidity in Udmurt Republic increased from 5.39 cases per 100 000 in 2007 to 8.7 cases per 100 000 in 2018. A twenty-year gain was 61.4%. According to prognosis, thyroid cancer morbidity in Udmurt Republic in 2023 will reach 10.23 cases per 100 000 of the population. Conclusions. According to prognosis, during the next 5 years the level of thyroid cancer morbidity in Udmurt Republic will be growing. Middle-aged women more often suffer from thyroid cancer. It should cause oncologic alarm in this group of the population, especially in iodine deficiency regions.