Thyroid Cancer after Exposure to Radioiodine in Childhood and Adolescence: <sup>131</sup>I-Related Risk and the Role of Selected Host and Environmental Factors

Thyroid Cancer after Exposure to Radioiodine in Childhood and Adolescence: <sup>131</sup>I-Related Risk and the Role of Selected Host and Environmental Factors

In this study, we expanded on a previously published population-based case-control study on subjects exposed to iodine-131 (<sup>131</sup>I) from Chernobyl fallout at age &#8804;18 years using improved individual <sup>131</sup>I absorbed thyroid doses. We further studied...

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Main Authors: Ljubica Zupunski, Evgenia Ostroumova, Vladimir Drozdovitch, Ilya Veyalkin, Viktor Ivanov, Shunichi Yamashita, Elisabeth Cardis, Ausrele Kesminiene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
chernobyl nuclear accident
iodine-131
absorbed thyroid dose
childhood exposure
thyroid cancer
iodine deficiency
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/10/1481

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