The Chernobyl Tissue Bank—integrating international research on thyroid cancer
Title: The Chernobyl Tissue Bank—integrating international research on thyroid cancer
Author: Thomas, Geraldine A.
Reference: International Congress Series, 1258, p.21-30, Nov 2003
doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)01141-5
Keywords: Chernobyl; Thyroid cancer; Tissue bank; Radiation
Abstract: The Chernobyl Tissue Bank (CTB) is a research resource for both ongoing and future studies of the health consequences of the Chernobyl accident. To date, the only cancer to have shown a verified increase is thyroid cancer. The research so far suggests that it is primarily those who were youngest at the time of the accident who show the greatest risk, and the increase is largely restricted to one particular type of cancer of the thyroid follicular cell, papillary carcinoma. …
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513103011415
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