Team-Based Care for Thyroid Cancer: What Is the Role of the Primary Care Physician?
It is estimated that 43 720 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in 2023.1 Owing to advances in diagnosis and treatment, the 5-year relative survival rate for patients is 98.5%. The number of thyroid cancer survivors has been increasing due to increasing incidence, young age at diagnosis, and generally good survival. In fact, thyroid cancer is the third most common cancer among female cancer survivors.2