THYROID CANCER AND RADON LINK? A PREVIEW OF A HOSPITAL STUDY IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Title: THYROID CANCER AND RADON LINK? A PREVIEW OF A HOSPITAL STUDY IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Author: James F. Burkhart, Perri L. Dumbacher
Reference: AARST[PDF-386K] Sep 2008
Abstract: A case-control study looking at a possible correlation between indoor radon exposure and thyroid cancer is just beginning in the Colorado Springs area. The study was prompted by an observation by one of the principal investigators of the high incidence of thyroid nodules and cancers in her practice compared to the previous location at which she worked in Florida. A study has been designed which selects the cases (people with thyroid cancer) and the controls (those without thyroid cancer) from a local endocrinologist with a very large practice (hence the name, hospital study). …
URL: http://www.aarst.org/proceedings/2007/4-BurkhartRadon_and_thyroid_talk.pdf
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