ArticleEuropean journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)2013
Site-specific cancer risk in the Baltic cohort of Chernobyl cleanup workers, 1986-2007.
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- Ionizing radiation exposure during adulthood and risk of developing central nervous system tumors: systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Somatic health effects of Chernobyl: 30 years on.European journal of epidemiology · 2017Pooled it
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- MXene/AgNW composite material for selective and efficient removal of radioactive cesium and iodine from water.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Links between Breast and Thyroid Cancer: Hormones, Genetic Susceptibility and Medical Interventions.Cancers · 2022Review
- Lung cancer mortality in Europe and the USA between 2000 and 2017: an observational analysis.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Association between the increase in incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma in Crete and exposure to radioactive agents.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2018Article
- Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium on 30 Years after the Chernobyl Accident: Current and Future Studies on Radiation Health Effects.Radiation research · 2018Article
- Solid cancer increase among Chernobyl liquidators: alternative explanation.Radiation and environmental biophysics · 2015Article
- Incidence and mortality of solid cancer among emergency workers of the Chernobyl accident: assessment of radiation risks for the follow-up period of 1992-2009.Radiation and environmental biophysics · 2015Article
- Non-cancer morbidity among Estonian Chernobyl cleanup workers: a register-based cohort study.BMJ open · 2014Article
- Thyroid cancer incidence in Chornobyl liquidators in Ukraine: SIR analysis, 1986-2010.European journal of epidemiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess site-specific cancer risk in the Baltic cohort of Chernobyl cleanup workers, 1986-2007.
methodsThe Baltic cohort includes 17,040 men from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania who participated in the environmental cleanup after the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in 1986-1991 and who were followed up for cancer incidence until the end of 2007. Cancer cases diagnosed in the cohort and in the male population of each country were identified from the respective national cancer registers. The proportional incidence ratio (PIR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to estimate the site-specific cancer risk in the cohort. For comparison and as it was possible, the site-specific standardised incidence ratio (SIR) was calculated for the Estonian sub-cohort, which was not feasible for the other countries.
resultsOverall, 756 cancer cases were reported during 1986-2007. A higher proportion of thyroid cancers in relation to the male population was found (PIR=2.76; 95%CI 1.63-4.36), especially among those who started their mission shortly after the accident, in April-May 1986 (PIR=6.38; 95%CI 2.34-13.89). Also, an excess of oesophageal cancers was noted (PIR=1.52; 95% CI 1.06-2.11). No increased PIRs for leukaemia or radiation-related cancer sites combined were observed. PIRs and SIRs for the Estonian sub-cohort demonstrated the same site-specific cancer risk pattern.
conclusionConsistent evidence of an increase in radiation-related cancers in the Baltic cohort was not observed with the possible exception of thyroid cancer, where conclusions are hampered by known medical examination including thyroid screening among cleanup workers.
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