Adults cancer incidence near French nuclear power plants: multi-site ecological study

This first investigation into the cancer risk among adults living near nuclear power plants in France covered seven plants and 12 types of diagnoses. It found no excess risk of malignant blood diseases or solid cancers, with the exception of bladder cancer. Inversely, women appeared to have a lower than expected incidence of thyroid cancer. An explanation for these observations must be sought. (author)