The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on the Use of Adjuvant Radioactive Iodine for Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Abstract

This study demonstrates that low SES is associated with more advanced PTC at presentation and a lower rate of adjuvant RAI after total thyroidectomy, particularly among patients <45 years of age from areas with a low median household income. Future studies are needed to address these disparities, as well as to determine appropriate indications for the use of adjuvant RAI for PTC.