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No other scientifically proven risk factors are known at this point.
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Saikawa, M., Akasu, H. (2013). CQ1. What Are the Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer?. In: Takami, H., Ito, Y., Noguchi, H., Yoshida, A., Okamoto, T. (eds) Treatment of Thyroid Tumor. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54049-6_2
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