Radiation disasters – long term consequences: reflections and summary of a recent symposium.

A cohort study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases after the chornobyl accident: thyroid cancer in Ukraine detected during first screening. A significant excess of multiple myeloma incidence [standardized incidence rate (SIR) 1.61; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-2.21], thyroid cancer (SIR 4.18, 95% CI 3.76-4.59), female breast cancer (SIR1.57 CI 1.40-1.73), and all cancers combined (SIR 1.07; 95% CI 1.05-1.09) was registered (Bazyka et al. [8]). Thoughts and substantial progress of the radiation research field regarding the Fukushima nuc... The knowledge from the field of radiation epidemiology has a critical impact on cancer management, industry regulations and energy policy. Keywords: Nuclear disasters; long-term consequences of radiation exposure; emergency response EN Nuclear disasters long-term consequences of radiation exposure emergency response 561 568 8 02/28/23 20230301 NES 230301 Introduction One of the most compelling challenges in radiation epidemiology is the scientific evaluation of the long-term health consequences following nuclear radiation disasters. [Extracted from the article]