Cancer in children of nuclear industry employees: report on children aged under 25 years from nuclear industry family study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether children of men and women occupationally exposed to ionising radiation are at increased risk of developing leukaemia or other cancers before their 25th birthday.

Design

Cohort study of children of nuclear industry employees.

Setting

Nuclear establishments operated by the Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Weapons Establishment, and British Nuclear Fuels.

Subjects

39 557 children of male employees and 8883 children of female employees.

Main outcome measures

Cancer incidence in offspring reported by parents. Employment and radiation monitoring data (including annual external dose) supplied by the nuclear authorities.

Results

111 cancers were reported, of which 28 were leukaemia. The estimated standardised incidence ratios

SUBMITTER: Roman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC27886 | biostudies-literature | 1999 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature