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Evolution of the distribution of thyroid cancer size and extent of disease. Proportion of newly diagnosed thyroid cancer cases over time shown by (a) tumor size and (b) lymph node-negative (N0) versus lymph node-positive (N+) versus distant metastatic (M1) disease. US data were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry, 1983 to 2009.
