The Claim

The prevalence of subclinical papillary thyroid cancer is equal between men and women across all age groups.

Source: Prevalence of Subclinical Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Age: Meta-analysis of Autopsy Studies.

What the research says

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In plain English

Men and women are equally likely to have small, undetected thyroid cancer that doesn’t cause symptoms, no matter how old they are.

See the scientific wording

There is no difference in the prevalence of subclinical papillary thyroid cancer between men and women across all age groups.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Prevalence of Subclinical Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Age: Meta-analysis of Autopsy Studies.

    Scientists looked at thousands of people who died and checked their thyroids for tiny, undiagnosed cancers. They found that men and women had the same rate of these hidden cancers at every age, so the claim that there’s no difference between men and women is correct.

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