THYROID DISORDER THERAPY MARKET ANALYSIS

Thyroid Disorder Therapy MarketSize and Trends

Technological advancement in thyroid disorder therapy is also driving growth of the thyroid disorder therapy market during the forecast period. Radioactive iodine (I-131) is been used to treat over-active thyroid disorders (hyperthyroidism). It is an effective method of treatment. It is now being used more often as a first-line treatment rather than surgery, which reduces the amount of thyroxin and size of gland.

Thyroid disorder therapy market size is also expected to witness significant growth over the forecast period, owing to increasing prevalence of thyroid cancer. For instance, according to National Cancer Institute of U.S report in 2016, there were an estimated 822,242 people living with thyroid cancer in the U.S. Furthermore, according to the American Cancer Society’s estimates for thyroid cancer in the U.S., around 52,070 new cases of thyroid cancer (14,260 in men and 37,810 in women) and around 2,170 deaths from thyroid cancer (1,020 men and 1,150 women)  in 2019.