Published 1996 | Version v1
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Thyroid cancer in children in Belarus

  • 1. Thyroid Cancer Center, Minsk (Belarus)
  • 2. Health Ministry of Belarus, Minsk (Belarus)
  • 3. Minsk Medical Institute, Minsk (Belarus)
  • 4. Institute for Radiation Medicine, Minsk (Belarus)
  • 5. Medical Technology Center, Minsk (Belarus)
  • 6. Center for Radiation Control, Minsk (Belarus)

Description

Pediatric thyroid cancer was diagnosed in 390 patients in Belarus after the Chernobyl accident. The morbidity rates increased by 55.7 times as compared with the 10 year pre-accident period. Thyroid cancer in children is highly aggressive disease accompanied by surrounding tissues and metastatic involvement of lymph nodes

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Publishing Information

Imprint Place
Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the first international conference 'The radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident'
Imprint Pagination
1192 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 677-682
ISSN
1018-5593
Report number
INIS-BY--020

Conference

Title
1. international conference on 'The radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident'
Dates
18-22 Mar 1996
Place
Minsk (Belarus)

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Lead record
azmj1-n2s39
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