Risk of thyroid cancer after exposure to 131I in childhood.

E, Cardis; A, Kesminiene; V, Ivanov; I, Malakhova; Y, Shibata; V, Khrouch; V, Drozdovitch; E, Maceika; I, Zvonova; O, Vlassov; A, Bouville; G, Goulko; M, Hoshi; A, Abrosimov; J, Anoshko; L, Astakhova; S, Chekin; E, Demidchik; R, Galanti; M, Ito; E, Korobova; E, Lushnikov; M, Maksioutov; V, Masyakin; A, Nerovnia; V, Parshin; E, Parshkov; N, Piliptsevich; A, Pinchera; S, Polyakov; N, Shabeka; E, Suonio; V, Tenet; A, Tsyb; S, Yamashita; D, Williams

doi:10.1093/jnci/dji129

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Risk of thyroid cancer after exposure to 131I in childhood.

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Cardis E

Kesminiene A

Ivanov V

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>After the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in April 1986, a large increase in the incidence of childhood thyroid cancer was reported in contaminated areas. Most of the radiation exposure to the thyroid was from iodine isotopes, especially 131I. We carried out a population-ba...

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