Thyroid function after TSH suppression for thyroid cancer: When is optimal time to check?

The vertiginous expansion of knowledge about endocrinology brings some caveats to the clinical practice. For instance, differentiated thyroid cancer, which was a relatively uncommon neoplasia 40 years ago¹, has been increasing more than any other type of cancer in the last decade². In fact, it became the most common neoplasia in women of certain countries³. However, despite this impressive increase in incidence, differentiated thyroid cancer mortality rates remain like 40 years ago¹.

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