Table 4. Comparison of thyroid cancer diagnosis (before surgery vs after surgery) and cancer screening activity in TC patients from 2008–2017.
Descriptive data are presented as numbers (percentages).
| Thyroid malignancy | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total (n = 569) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before surgery: | N = 353: | ||||||||||
| CSA-yes | 7 (46.7) | 8 (47.1) | 10 (45.5) | 8 (47.1) | 12 (37.5) | 22 (47.8) | 17 (56.7) | 52 (70.3) | 51 (94.4) | 33 (71.7) | 220 (62.3) |
| CSA-no | 8 (53.3) | 9 (52.9) | 12 (54.5) | 9 (52.9) | 20 (62.5) | 24 (52.2) | 13 (43.3) | 22 (29.7) | 3 (5.6) | 13 (28.3) | 133 (37.7) |
| After surgery: | N = 216: | ||||||||||
| CSA-yes | 1 (5.6) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (19.0) | 3 (8.3) | 1 (4.3) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (64.7) | 28 (13.0) |
| CSA-no | 17 (94.4) | 21 (95.5) | 26 (100.0) | 17 (81.0) | 33 (91.7) | 22 (95.7) | 9 (75.0) | 15 (78.9) | 22 (100.0) | 6 (35.3) | 188 (87.0) |
CSA: Cancer Screening Activity, TC: thyroid cancer