Thyroid cancer risks among medical radiation workers in South Korea, 1996-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid cancer rates, especially among children, are known to be increased by radiation exposure. However, little is known about the impact of chronic low-dose radiation exposure on thyroid cancer risk in adulthood. This study examined radiation effects on thyroid cancer rates as well as an overall evaluation of thyroid cancer risk among medical radiation workers.

Methods

Data on all diagnostic medical radiation workers enrolled in the national dosimetry registry between 1996 and 2011 were linked with the cancer registry data through 2015. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were used to compare the observed cancer incidence rates in this population to those for the general population while internal comparisons were used to estimate relative risks (RRs) for occup

SUBMITTER: Lee WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6413450 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature