Detection of thyroid cancer among children and adolescents in Fukushima, Japan: a population-based cohort study of the Fukushima Health Management Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid ultrasound examinations using a cohort study design (from the Fukushima Health Management Survey [FHMS]) were conducted after the nuclear power plant accident caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. This study investigated the association between radiation exposure and the detection of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents.

Methods

The cohort study has been conducted in Fukushima prefecture in Japan since 2011. The primary outcome was the external dose. We enrolled 253346 examinees who lived in Fukushima at the time of the accident (Dataset A), including 113120 examinees who had data on external radiation exposure (ERE) (Dataset B). The median dose in the examinee's district was used for missing dose. The association between ERE and detecti

SUBMITTER: Takahashi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11400584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature