Chernobyl, childhood cancer, and chromosome 21

BMJ 1994;309:139-140 (16 July)

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Chernobyl, childhood cancer, and chromosome 21

In 1986 the accident at the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl inthe former Soviet Union released large amounts of radioactivityinto the atmosphere. Adjacent areas were heavily contaminated,while more distant regions were affected less. Internationalcommittees concluded that valuable information on the effectsof radiation might result from long term follow up of workersaffected by the accident, many of whom received doses in therange of 250-1000 mSv. The committees also recommended thatstudies should be carried out of residents living within a 30km radius of the reactor and of residents of substantially contaminatedregions in Belarus, the Ukraine, and Russia, who may have receiveddoses of 50-60 mSv. The scientific value of investigations inEurope and other parts of the former Soviet Union was questioned,however, because estimated exposures (<1 mSv) were believedto have been too low to cause a detectable excess of cases of. . . [Full text of this article]

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