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Thyroid cancer statistics - UK

Thyroid cancer statistics are presented in this section.cs_thy_hpimage

  • In 2009, 2,340 people in the UK were diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
  • Thyroid cancer caused 346 deaths in the UK in 2010.

The latest cancer incidence statistics available for the UK are for 2009, and for mortality the latest statistics are for 2010. We are currently working to update all the incidence and mortality pages on this site. Find out why more up to date statistics are not yet available.