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  • Title: 15 years after Chernobyl: new evidence of thyroid cancer.
    Author: Shibata Y, Yamashita S, Masyakin VB, Panasyuk GD, Nagataki S.
    Journal: Lancet; 2001 Dec 08; 358(9297):1965-6. PubMed ID: 11747925.
    Abstract:
    The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident happened on April 26, 1986. We investigated the cause of the striking increase in frequency of thyroid cancer in children who lived within a 150 km radius of Chernobyl and who were born before and after the accident. No thyroid cancer was seen in 9472 children born in 1987-89, whereas one and 31 thyroid cancers were recorded in 2409 children born April 27, 1986, to Dec 31, 1986, and 9720 born Jan 1, 1983, to April 26, 1986, respectively. Short-lived radioactive fallout caused by the Chernobyl accident probably induced thyroid cancer in children living near Chernobyl.
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