Cancer incidence in Ukraine after the Chernobyl accident

Title: Cancer incidence in Ukraine after the Chernobyl accident

Author: Prysyazhnyuk, Anatoly Ye. / Gulak, Ludmila O. / Gristchenko, Vladimir G. / Fedorenko, Zoya P.

Reference: International Congress Series, 1234, p.281-291, May 2002

doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00617-3

Keywords: Cancer incidence rate; Standardized incidence ratio; Dose of radiation; Contaminated area ; Emergency worker; Evacuee  ; Population

Abstract: We analyzed the temporal trend in cancer incidence rate in different groups of Ukrainian population affected by the Chernobyl accident using the data obtained from the following two main information sources: (1) local cancer registry, which was established in 1987 and covers 150,000 population in the most radio-contaminated areas close to Chernobyl; and (2) state registry of people affected by the Chernobyl accident….

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513101006173