Autoimmune diseases have a high prevalence in the population, and autoimmune thyroid
disease (AITD) is one of the most common representatives. Thyroid autoantibodies are not …

Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide. In persons living
in iodine-replete areas, causes are congenital, spontaneous because of chronic …

BACKGROUND To investigate the role of primary hypothyroidism (HYPT) on breast
carcinogenesis, the authors evaluated 1) the association between HYPT and a diagnosis of …

Background: It has been hypothesized that thyroid function may influence cancer risk, but
few studies with adequate statistical power have investigated this question, and the results …

Background The relationship between breast cancer and thyroid diseases is controversial.
Discrepant results have been reported in the literature. The incidences of autoimmune and …

Background: The possibility of an association of Graves' disease (GD) with subsequent
cancers has been previously reported. Methods: Our study used the Taiwanese National …

To investigate the chemopreventive effects of seaweed on breast cancer, we have been
studying the relationship between iodine and breast cancer. We found earlier that the …

An association between breast cancer and thyroid (autoimmune) diseases or the presence
of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb; a marker of thyroid autoimmune disease) has …

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is common and occurs frequently in conjunction with
other diseases. Many putative disease associations have been suggested for AITD but the …

Among Graves' Disease (GD) patients, we have observed an unexpectedly high prevalence
of antithyroperoxidase antibody (TPOAb) and antithyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) negativity in …