Objective: In terms of thyroid illnesses, thyroid cancer has one of the highest prevalence rates and is the second most common form of neoplasia in the Saudi population. The focus of this study is a thorough analysis of trends in rising incidence rates and the distribution of various thyroid cancer patterns in the population of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This research employs a cross-sectional study design. Cross-sectional studies involve collecting data from a specific population at a single time to determine the prevalence of a certain condition and assess the distribution of variables of interest.

Results: The study included 558 participants. The most frequent age among them was 18-28 years (n= 256, 45.9%), followed by 29-39 years (n= 138, 24.7%). The most frequent gender among study participants was Female (n= 367, 65.8%) followed by Male (n= 191, 34.2%). The most frequent nationality among study participants was Saudi (n= 533,95.5%), followed by non-Saudi (n=25, 4.5%). Educational level study participants most of them university (n= 453, 81.2%) followed by high school (n= 83, 14.9%). %). The most frequent job among study participants was government (175, 31.4%), followed by the student (128, 22.9%). Participants were asked about the symptoms of thyroid tumors the most frequently answered that they didn’t know (243, 20.8%), followed by difficulty swallowing (167, 14.3%), and the least was cough (47, 4%). The most frequent address among them was city (n= 506, 90.7%%), followed by countryside (n= 52, 9.3%). Figure 6 shows the address distribution among study participants. The most frequent income level among them was middle (n= 393, 70.4%), followed by high (n= 92, 16.5%), and the least was weak (n=73, 13.1%). Participants were asked about what thyroid diseases they suffer from the most frequently answered was I don’t suffer from thyroid disease (445, 79.7%), followed by other than that (75, 13.4%), and the least was Malignant tumor of the thyroid gland (7, 1.3%). Participants were asked about what chronic diseases do you have the most frequently answered was other 127 (127, 48.7%), followed by Hypertension (35, 13.4%), and then Type 2 diabetes (33,12.6%), the least heart disease (9, 3.4%).

Conclusion: The results of the study showed that most of the study participants were Saudis, and most of them lived in the city. Most of them were women. Most of the participants have an average monthly income. Most of the study participants had thyroid disease.