Published 1981
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Age factor in histological type of lung cancer among uranium miners, a preliminary report
- 1. St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Junction, CO
Description
The distribution of histologic types of bronchogenic cancer among uranium miners was established as different from that in other men in 1964 when an analysis of the first 51 cases among US uranium miners was published. Oat cell and other small cell undifferentiated carcinomas increased markedly with increasing exposure to radiation in uranium mines. Until recently, it was felt that the histological distribution of cancer among uranium miners was well established. However, it has been noted that fewer oat cell carcinomas were appearing among uranium miners in the period 1960 to 1980. This chapter is a preliminary report which attempts to determine the cause of that change
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY
- Imprint Title
- Radiation hazards in mining: control, measurement, and medical aspects
- Journal Page Range
- p. 675-679.
Conference
- Title
- control, measurement, and medical aspects.
- Acronym
- International conference on radiation hazards in mining
- Dates
- 4 - 9 Oct 1981.
- Place
- Golden, CO (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14749880
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AGE DEPENDENCE; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; EPITHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; LUNGS; MINERS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; URANIUM MINES
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; DISEASES; MINES; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TISSUES