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Cancer consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Europe outside the former USSR: A review

Cancer consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Europe outside the former USSR: A review

Authors :
Suketami Tominaga
László Sztanyik
Rodica Tulbure
Elisabeth Cardis
Zbigniew Szybiński
Jörg Michaelis
Andor Kerekes
Archie Turnbull
Anssi Auvinen
Cemil Kusoglu
Stanislav Lechpammer
Zdravka Valerianova
Nicolas Dontas
Zvonko Kusić
Eleni Petridou
Antonina Bairakova
Bernd Grosche
Maria Lyra
Davide Sali
Source :
International Journal of Cancer. 67:343-352
Publication Year :
1996
Publisher :
Wiley, 1996.

Abstract

The accident which occurred during the night of April 25-26, 1986 in reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine released considerable amounts of radioactive substances into the environment. Outside the former USSR, the highest levels of contamination were recorded in Bulgaria, Austria, Greece and Romania, followed by other countries of Central, Southeast and Northern Europe. Studies of the health consequences of the accident have been carried out in these countries, as well as in other countries in Europe. This report presents the results of a critical review of cancer studies of the exposed population in Europe, carried out on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. Overall, three is no evidence to date of a major public health impact of the Chernobyl accident in the field of cancer in countries of Europe outside the former USSR.

Details

ISSN :
10970215 and 00207136
Volume :
67
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Cancer
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....98870258a67b1c4f23a7671e7acac68a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960729)67:3<343::aid-ijc7>3.0.co;2-r