The analysis shows that women aged 52, mostly in menopause, have hormone levels suggesting potential hypothyroidism. Family history, iodine deficiency, and obesity are key factors in cancer risk, with family history being the most prevalent. Additionally, Asian ethnicity predominates in high-risk levels, highlighting the interaction between biological and lifestyle factors in these women's health.
The objective of this analysis is to visualize the most common characteristics in women at risk for thyroid cancer. First of all, I would like to point out that I have no medical knowledge; this is a personal project because my mother suffers from hypothyroidism.
This analysis uses a database of 127,527 women at some risk for thyroid cancer. The data were collected over 15 years, and each patient was followed for at least 10 years.
Characteristics such as ethnicity, thyroid nodule, age, TSH - T3 - T4 hormone levels, family history, obesity, iodine deficiency, diabetes, radiation exposure, and smoking habits are used.
The average age is 52. This suggests that these women have experienced several ailments and are also in menopause, a period in which hormones behave differently.
In the first graph (G1) it can be seen that regardless of the cancer risk level, the average T4 hormone level is within its range. Furthermore, the thyroid nodule size does not reach 2.6 cm in diameter, so it is not a risk.
We can also see that the average T3 hormone is below its range, while TSH is above it; the combination of these factors may indicate a case of hypothyroidism.
In G2 we can see the number of women who present a certain level of cancer risk according to their characteristics.
Thanks to the filters, it is observed that the only characteristics that do not require a combination to obtain a high risk level are iodine deficiency, radiation exposure, and family history, the latter being the one with the most cases, with a total of 2,748 women.
In G3 it is shown that Obesity is the most popular characteristic when the risk of cancer is low or medium, however, when the level is high obesity falls to fourth place, and the first is occupied by family history with a total of 12,285, followed by iodine deficiency with 9,129. In this case, women who have one or more characteristics are added.
With G4 it is observed that when the risk level is low or medium, the predominant ethnicity is Caucasian, while at a high level this changes, since the main one is Asian with 10,791 cases.
In G5 we can see that when displaying the characteristics that patients with Asian ethnicity have, the most popular is family history with a total of 9,696 patients.
