Thyroid cancer: Five factors that increase the risk of the disease. According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, around 6,120 people become ill in Germany every year.
The likelihood of developing thyroid cancer over the course of your life is generally rather low. High levels of radiation exposure can also occur through contact with radioactive iodine, for example after Chernobyl and Fukushima. Your risk of cancer can increase 25-fold and the cancer can occur after decades after radiation. Can belly fat cause thyroid cancer? According to the German Thyroid Center, abdominal fat is also a risk factor.