A pooled analysis of thyroid cancer incidence following radiotherapy for childhood cancer.

H S Veiga, Lene; H Lubin, Jay; Anderson, Harald; de Vathaire, Florent; Tucker, Margaret; Bhatti, Parveen; Schneider, Arthur; Johansson, Robert; Inskip, Peter; Kleinerman, Ruth; Shore, Roy; Pottern, Linda; Holmberg, Erik; M Hawkins, Michael; Jacob Adams, M; Sadetzki, Siegal; Lundell, Marie; Sakata, Ritsu; Damber, Lena; Neta, Gila; Ron, Elaine

doi:10.1667/rr2889.1

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A pooled analysis of thyroid cancer incidence following radiotherapy for childhood cancer.

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Authors:

Lene H S Veiga

Jay H Lubin

Harald Anderson

Abstract

Childhood cancer five-year survival now exceeds 70-80%. Childhood exposure to radiation is a known thyroid carcinogen; however, data are limited for the evaluation of radiation dose-response at high doses, modifiers of the dose-response relationship and joint effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy...

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