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Yes. - Between 1970 and 2001 thyroid cancer incidence rates in Belarus increased from 0.4 per 100 000 to 3.5 per 100 000 among males (+775%) and from 0.8 per 1

Yes. - Between 1970 and 2001 thyroid cancer incidence rates in Belarus increased from 0.4 per 100 000 to 3.5 per 100 000 among males (+775%) and from 0.8 per 100 000 to 16.2 per 100 000 among females (+1925%). - The relative increases in areas with ‘higher exposure’ from the Chernobyl disaster exceeded those in ‘lower exposure’ areas with marked increases in thyroid cancer incidence rate ratios among both genders and in all age groups. - The largest increases were observed among people from ‘higher exposure’ areas ages 0-14 yr at time of diagnosis, suggesting that a high prevalence of pre-existing iodine deficiency, in combination with unique susceptibility among younger people, might have contributed to potential carcinogenic exposures to the thyroid. - The magnitude of increases observed is remarkable given the relatively limited time interval since Chernobyl ... From: http://www.ceecis.org/iodine/04a_consequences/05_nuclear/Chernobyl%20thyroid%20cancer.pdf http://www.ceecis.org/iodine/04a_consequences/05_nuclear/Che... [Edit: formatting]

JanezStupar 16y ago
Relative increases seem insane... But overall - that is still a low number. More are killed by their own parents for various reasons. I'd really like that we put things into perspective a bit.
sorbus 16y ago
By comparison, the total incidence of cancers among males aged 0-14 in SEER areas in the USA (representing 28% of the population, per their website) is 149.5 per million, and for females aged 0-14 is 128.7 per million. Thyroid carcinoma is at 0.9 per million in males, and 2.9 per million in females[1]. So, while they had a higher rate than in the USA even before 1970 (4 per million for males and 8 per million for females), I would be extremely doubtful that the increase in numbers is just due to an increase in diagnosis because doctors are expecting to see cancers. [1] http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/childhood/adolescents.pdf http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/childhood/adolescents.pd...

JanezStupar 16y ago

Relative increases seem insane... But overall - that is still a low number. More are killed by their own parents for various reasons. I'd really like that we put things into perspective a bit.

sorbus 16y ago

By comparison, the total incidence of cancers among males aged 0-14 in SEER areas in the USA (representing 28% of the population, per their website) is 149.5 per million, and for females aged 0-14 is 128.7 per million. Thyroid carcinoma is at 0.9 per million in males, and 2.9 per million in females[1]. So, while they had a higher rate than in the USA even before 1970 (4 per million for males and 8 per million for females), I would be extremely doubtful that the increase in numbers is just due to an increase in diagnosis because doctors are expecting to see cancers. [1] http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/childhood/adolescents.pdf http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/childhood/adolescents.pd...