Joint Belarus/Russia/EU/IARC/SMFH case–control studies of thyroid cancer in young people following the Chernobyl accident
Author: Cardis, Elisabeth / Ivanov, Victor K / Kesminiene, Ausrele / Malakhova, Irina V / Shibata, Yoshisada / Tenet, Vanessa / on behalf of the joint study group,
Reference: International Congress Series, 1234, p.105-113, May 2002
doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00600-8
Keywords: Thyroid cancer; Radiation risk; Risk modifiers; Iodine deficiency; Genetic predisposition; Children; Chernobyl
Abstract: In 1996, following several years of collaborative international studies of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, a number of groups proposed to carry out case–control studies of thyroid cancer among young people in contaminated territories of Belarus and Russia. … The collaboration has resulted in the collection of one of the largest sources of data on thyroid cancer risk in children, adolescents and young adults exposed to ionising radiation. Results from this work are likely to have important implications for radiation protection in general, as well as for public health actions among exposed populations in the CIS.
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513101006008