Thyroid Surgery: Pros and Cons

Reference: Здоровья Украины (Health in Ukraine) 2006 No.14-1

Keywords: surgery, experience, clinic

Abstract: Thyroid surgery in Ukraine continues to develop as an independent branch of clinical endocrinology. Therapeutic and surgical treatment for patients with thyroid disease should be carried out in specialized clinics, equipped with modern equipment and with a vast clinical experience. Formation of academic school of surgeons and endocrinologists, with years of experience, will improve skills and experience of the specialists, reducing the risk of developing complications in thyroid surgery.

URL: http://health-ua.com/articles/1352.html

RETROSPECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE THYROID DOSES AFTER THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT

Title: RETROSPECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE THYROID DOSES AFTER THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT

Author: G. Goulko

Reference: International journal of radiation medicine  GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health Institute for Radiation Protection, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany

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Abstract: Thyroid cancer incidence in exposed children is increased in the most contaminated areas during last 5.8 years (Buglova E.E. et al., 1996; Ivannov V.K. et al., 1997; Goulko G. et al., 1998; Jacob P. et al., 1998). These results generally confirm first predictions about expected thyroid cancer rate made for the selected areas of Ukraine in 1991 (Likhtarev I.A. et al., 1993). During the time passed after the Chernobyl accident a lot of efforts were made in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia to improve thyroid dose estimates due to 131I (Pitkevich V.A. et al., 1993; Zvonova I.A., Balonov M.I., 1993; Likhtarev I.A. et al., 1994. 1996; Tsyb A.F. et al., 1994; Gavrilin Y. et al., 1996; Goulko G.M. et al., 1996, 1998; Drozdovitch V.V. et al., 1997). Increased interest to this problem initiated several epidemiological studies considering different groups of people exposed in childhood due to the Chernobyl accident.

URL: http://www.physiciansofchernobyl.org.ua/magazine/PDFS/3-4_1999/3_3_99_60.pdf

Legacy of Chernobyl: Medical, ecological and socio-economic consequences and recommendations for the governments of Russia, Belorussia and Ukraine

Reference: WHO Chernobyl Forum, 2003-2005 second, revised publishment

Abstract: 1. Chernobyl’s Legacy: Health, Environmental and Socio-economic impact

Main results of studies of the Chernobyl Forum

Preface: The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Medical consequences: Report from the Forum’ Expert Group

Environmental implications: Report from the Forum’ Expert Group

Socio-economic consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

2. Recommendations to the Governments of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

Recommendations relating to health and medical research

Recommendations for monitoring the environment and its Rehabilitation and Research

Recommendations for Economic and Social Policy

URL: http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/chernobyl/chernobyl_digest_report_RUS.pdf