Race and ethnicity can play a role in thyroid disorders. For example, women of Jewish descent are almost twice as likely as other women to have thyroid complications related to an overactive immune system.African Americans are more likely to get anaplastic thyroid cancer, which is an aggressive form of the disease. In addition, thyroid tumors among African Americans are often diagnosed at a much later stage compared to other ethnicities, making them more likely to have negative outcomes. This is likely because of systemic racism that causes African Americans to be more likely to face barriers to healthcare and early screening. Both African Americans and Hispanics are less likely to be given the opportunity to have tumors removed by an experienced surgeon compared to white people.