1 Higher Serum TSH Level in Thyroid Nodule Patients is Associated with Greater Risks of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer and Advanced Tumor Stage TSH associated with thyroid cancer Megan Rist Haymart 1,3 , Daniel John Repplinger 2 , Glen E. Leverson 2 , Diane F. Elson 1 , Rebecca S. Sippel 2 , Juan Carlos Jaume 1 , and Herbert Chen 2,3 1 Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin and 2 Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, 3 University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 53792. Key terms: Thyroid stimulating hormone, thyroid cancer, cancer stage. Word count: 3038 Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Megan R. Haymart, MD Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism University of Wisconsin H4/568 Clinical Science Center 600 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53792 The Academic Oncologist K12 Training Grant through the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center supports Megan R. Haymart’s research. Juan C. Jaume has funding through Veterans Affair Merit Review Programs and the NIH. Herb Chen has several sources of funding through the NIH. Disclosure statement: The authors have nothing to disclose. J Clin Endocrin Metab. First published ahead of print December 26, 2007 as doi:10.1210/jc.2007-2215 Copyright (C) 2007 by The Endocrine Society