Clinical Experiences with Radiation Induced Thyroid Cancer after Chernobyl
The risk of developing thyroid cancer increases considerably after exposure to external or internal radiation, especially in children below the age of 10. After the Chernobyl reactor accident, the yearly incidence of childhood thyroid cancer in Belarus increased to approximately 40 per 1.000.000 in...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Genes |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/2/2/374/ |