Thyroid cancer has increased 12-fold in women since Chernobyl
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Thyroid cancer has increased in the adult populations of countries moderately affected by Chernobyl fallout.
BACKGROUND The incidence of thyroid carcinoma increased among children affected by Chernobyl fallout. Less evidence exists for a corresponding effect in adolescents and adults. The Cancer Registry of the Czech Republic provides an opportunity to study various determinants of the occurrence of thyroid cancer. MATERIAL/METHODS Anonymous population-based incidence data on thyroid carcinoma of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1394-a