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ArticleCureus2024

A Destroyer of Tissues: A Case of Chronic Low-Dose Radiation Exposure and the Need for Frequent Screening in Exposed Populations.

Jordyn Mullins, Brian R Beyer, Cheri Blacksten

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jordyn MullinsFamily Medicine, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, USA.
Brian R BeyerFamily Medicine, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, USA.
Cheri BlackstenFamily Medicine, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The long-term effects of low-dose radiation exposure are a topic that has been lightly touched on in medical literature. We present a case of a 66-year-old male, who grew up near uranium mines, with several pathologies that are believed to be well explained by his chronic exposure to low-dose radiation. We postulate that screening for etiologies with known associations with radiation may help avoid long-term complications in at-risk populations.

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geiger counterinflammationnuclear radiationprostatitissoft tissue tumor

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PMID39618768
PMCPMC11608638

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