Thyroid Cancer

From the “Cancer” GroupScott “Superstar” Lydon

Jenny “Jackhammer” BoirgasKristine “Kryptonite” Sexton

Introduction

• The Thyroid– One of the largest

endocrine glands– Controls how the body

uses energy– Makes proteins– Controls body’s

sensitivity to hormones

Causes

• There is no clear consensus on the cause

• Mutations occur in thyroid cells– Cells grow and multiply

rapidly• These cells lose the

ability to die

– Form into a tumor

Environmental Factors

• Known environmental factors related to thyroid cancer– Radioactive fallout

from power plant accidents

– Radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons plants

– Radioactive fallout from weapons testing

– High dose medical x-rays

The DataCounty FIPS 88_Pop_Risk 88_Cases_Tot 88_Male 88_Fem

Alameda County 6001 1251091 48 10 38

Alpine County 6003 18856 * 0 *

Amador County 6005 18856 * 0 *

Butte County 6007 171938 * * *

Calaveras County 6009 18856 * 0 *

Colusa County 6011 28830 * 0 *

Contra Costa County 6013 759235 37 8 29

Del Norte County 6015 67553 * * *

El Dorado County 6017 112714 * 0 *

Fresno County 6019 627668 30 9 21

Glenn County 6021 28830 * 0 *

Humboldt County 6023 67552 * * *

Imperial County 6025 101903 * * *

Inyo County 6027 13512 0 0 0

Kern County 6029 510942 20 * *

Kings County 6031 94505 * 0 *

Lake County 6033 47923 0 0 0

Lassen County 6035 18467 * 0 *

Los Angeles County 6037 8667691 376 97 279

Madera County 6039 81782 * * *

Marin County 6041 225999 * * *

Mariposa County 6043 58544 * * *

Mendocino County 6045 76491 * * 0

Merced County 6047 167736 * * *

Modoc County 6049 18467 * 0 *

Mono County 6051 13511 0 0 0

Monterey County 6053 345951 15 * *

Napa County 6055 106144 * * *

Nevada County 6057 73374 * * *

Findings So Far• Thyroid Cancer is on the rise in California

• Women consistently present more cases of thyroid cancer then men

San Bernardino County 6071 1271173 58 17 41San Diego County 6073 2364298 97 31 66San Francisco County 6075 730471 52 17 35San Joaquin County 6077 457150 20 * *San Luis Obispo County 6079 204262 * * *San Mateo County 6081 636599 41 13 28Santa Barbara County 6083 355804 19 3 16Santa Clara County 6085 1472245 102 29 73

2017673 189 48 1413053793 333 83 250

815358 88 25 63674860 67 16 51266971 23 5 18718989 80 22 58407057 51 16 35

1784642 214 50 164

1988 2009

1352905 67 15 522444383 113 34 79

725877 42 9 31466861 24 5 19213309 * * *646059 23 * *365710 18 * *

1498134 75 25 48

Men Women1549427 76 24 522599776 128 33 95

740277 51 14 37506385 * * *223371 * * *669581 33 13 20380064 23 * *

1549785 75 21 54

1989Men Women

1993

Moving On

• Will complete the data concerning four ethnicities– Non-Hispanic White– Non-Hispanic Black– Hispanic– Non-Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander• Figure out ratios of

population to cases