We are grateful to have guest lecturer, Dr. Louise Davies present "Overdetection of Thyroid Cancer in Women."

0:00 Webinar

1:43 Dr. Davies presents

2:53 Two Illuminating Cases
Dr. Davies introduces two illuminating cases from her institution.

10:30 Thyroid Cancer Statistics & Facts
Dr. Davies presents relevant thyroid cancer statistics and proportions across men and women.

12:06 Discussing Thyroid Cancer Misconceptions
Dr. Davies hypothesizes why people think thyroid cancer may be more common and less aggressive in women than men.

18:05 Dispelling Thyroid Cancer Myths
Like thyroid cancer being more common and less aggressive in women than men. Dr. Davies concludes that early-stage papillary thyroid cancer is found more often in women. The sex differences in the rates of other cancer types are much less notable. Additionally, she concludes that mortality due to thyroid cancer is similar across sexes, however, case fatality is higher in men because they present with fewer early-stage cancers, fooling us into thinking that they have more aggressive cancer.

34:34 Discussion with Q&A

50:32 Defining Medical Heuristics
Dr. Davies discusses how these mental shortcuts may be helpful, but also may be problematic if we make too many assumptions in medical practice.


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