Increased thyroid cancer incidence corresponds to increased use of thyroid ultrasound and fine‐needle aspiration: A study of the Veterans Affairs health care system

Abstract

Although the incidence of thyroid cancer doubled, a nearly 5-fold increase in the use of thyroid ultrasound and a nearly 7-fold increase in the use of thyroid FNA occurred between 2000 and 2012. These findings suggest that the increase in thyroid cancer incidence may be related to increases in the use of thyroid ultrasound and FNA.