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FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR POTASSIUM IODIDE (KI) DISTRIBUTION IN NEW YORK CITY.

thyroid cancer

Title: FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR POTASSIUM IODIDE (KI) DISTRIBUTION IN NEW YORK CITY.

Author: MOSS, STEVEN

Reference: Apr., 2005

doi: 10.2172/15016045

Keywords: PLUMES; POTASSIUM IODIDES; PUBLIC HEALTH; THYROID; NEW YORK CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; IODINE ISOTOPES; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Abstruct: The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Bureau of Environmental Science and Engineering, Office of Radiological Health (ORH) [as the primary local technical consultant in the event of a radiological or nuclear incident within the boundaries of New York City] requested the assistance of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) with the development of a Feasibility Study for Potassium Iodide (KI) distribution in the unlikely event of a significant release of radioactive iodine in or near New York City. Brookhaven National Laboratory had previously provided support for New York City with the development of the radiological/nuclear portions of its All Hazards Emergency Response Plans. The work is funded by Medical and Health Research Association (MHRA) of New York City, Inc., under a work grant by the Federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism. This report is part of the result of that effort. The conclusions of this report are that: (1) There is no credible radiological scenario that would prompt the need for large segments of the general population of New York City to take KI as a result of a projected plume exposure to radioiodine reaching even the lowest threshold of 5 rem to the thyroid; and (2) KI should be stockpiled in amounts and locations sufficient for use by first responders/emergency responders in response to any localized release of radioiodine.

URL:http://www.osti.gov/bridge/product.biblio.jsp?query_id=2&page=0&osti_id=15016045

Cancer in children and adolescents in Europe: Developments over 20 years and future challenges

thyroid cancer

Title: Cancer in children and adolescents in Europe: Developments over 20 years and future challenges

Author: Pritchard-Jones, K. / Kaatsch, P. / Steliarova-Foucher, E. / Stiller, C.A. / Coebergh, J.W.W.

Reference: European Journal of Cancer, 42 (13), p.2183-2190, Sep 2006

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.06.006

Keywords: Cancer; Child; Adolescent ; Europe; Registry; Data quality; Public health

Abstract: This special issue contains 18 articles describing population-based analyses of incidence and survival for cancer among children and adolescents in Europe over the period 1978–1997. The analyses were derived from the large database of the ACCIS project (Automated Childhood Cancer Information System), which was built through collaboration of 62 population-based cancer registries in 19 European countries. Data on 88,465 cancers in children and 15,369 in adolescents (age 15–19 yrs) were included in the various analyses, making this the largest database on cancer in these age-groups in the world. National data were grouped into five European regions to allow comparisons of incidence and survival, for all cancers and by tumour type, including analysis of trends in both over time. This overview paper focuses on the comparability of the data from multiple registries and describes the potential confounding factors. Age-standardised annual incidence rates of many, but not all, cancers in children and adolescents are clearly rising. There are geographical differences in survival for the majority of tumour types. Survival rates increased for nearly all types of cancer in children and adolescents. The implications of these findings for aetiological factors and treatment delivery for cancer in children and adolescents are discussed.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959804906004850

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