Published September 1994 | Version v1
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Radiogenic thyroid cancer in Belarus: fact or fiction?

Creators

  • 1. Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (STUK), Helsinki (Finland)

Description

According to a report published in 1992, the number of thyroid cancer cases in children in Belarus has increased more than 10-fold overall and more than 20-fold in some areas. The increase started in 1990, 4 years after the Chernobyl catastrophe. The histological diagnosis of the cases has been verified by pathologists from western Europe. The report has met with great scepticism in the scientific community. Our intention is to comment on the criticisms made of the report. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radiological Protection
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 265-269.
ISSN
0952-4746
CODEN
JRPREA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
27040921
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
BELARUS; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; CHILDREN; FALLOUT; NEOPLASMS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; THYROID
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ANIMALS; BODY; DISEASES; EASTERN EUROPE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EUROPE; GLANDS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MAMMALS; MAN; ORGANS; POWER REACTORS; PRIMATES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; VERTEBRATES; WATER COOLED REACTORS