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Long-term trend of thyroid cancer risk among Japanese atomic-bomb survivors: 60 years after exposure
Kyoji Furukawa1,?,*, Dale Preston2, Sachiyo Funamoto1, Shuji Yonehara3, Masahiro Ito4, Shoji Tokuoka1, Hiromi Sugiyama1, Midori Soda1, Kotaro Ozasa1, Kiyohiko Mabuchi5
Article first published online: 16 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27749
Abstract snip
While the magnitude of the excess risk has decreased with increasing attained age or time since exposure, the excess thyroid cancer risk associated with childhood exposure has persisted for >50 years after exposure.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.27749/abstract
Kyoji Furukawa1,?,*, Dale Preston2, Sachiyo Funamoto1, Shuji Yonehara3, Masahiro Ito4, Shoji Tokuoka1, Hiromi Sugiyama1, Midori Soda1, Kotaro Ozasa1, Kiyohiko Mabuchi5
Article first published online: 16 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27749
Abstract snip
While the magnitude of the excess risk has decreased with increasing attained age or time since exposure, the excess thyroid cancer risk associated with childhood exposure has persisted for >50 years after exposure.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.27749/abstract