Geneva—Radiation scientists now accept that the large increase in childhood thyroid
cancers, particularly in Belarus and Ukraine, is the result of radiation released by the …

Abstract Background: The Chornobyl accident in 1986 exposed thousands of people to
radioactive iodine isotopes, particularly 131 I; this exposure was followed by a large …

Purpose After the accidents of nuclear power plants at Chernobyl and at Fukushima, huge
amounts of radioactive iodine were released into the atmosphere. Methods We reviewed …

From 1975 to 1995, the incidence of thyroid cancer in the French population increased by a
factor of 5.2 in men and 2.7 in women, thereby raising public concerns about its association …

The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was the worst industrial accident of the
last century that involved radiation. The unprecedented release of multiple different …

Background Exposure to ionizing radiation during childhood is a well-established risk factor
for thyroid cancer. However, the genetic mechanisms of radiation-associated carcinogenesis …

Enormous amounts of childhood thyroid cancers, mostly childhood papillary thyroid
carcinomas (PTCs), after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident have revealed a …

Abstract Likhtarov, I., Kovgan, L., Vavilov, S., Chepurny, M., Bouville, A., Luckyanov, N.,
Jacob, P., Voillequé, P. and Voigt, G. Post-Chornobyl Thyroid Cancers in Ukraine. Report 1 …

Background: Current knowledge about Chornobyl-related thyroid cancer risks comes from
ecological studies based on grouped doses, case–control studies, and studies of prevalent …

A substantial increase of the thyroid cancer incidence has been observed after the
Chernobyl accident in the whole of Belarus and Ukraine, and the four most affected oblasts …