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Breast Cancer
Research from E. Ostroumova and colleagues provide new insights into breast cancer
January 22nd, 2009
According to recent research from Russia, "In the 1950s, the Mayak nuclear weapons facility in Russia discharged liquid radioactive wastes into the Techa River causing exposure of riverside residents to protracted low-to-moderate doses of radiation. Almost 10 000 women received estimated doses to the stomach of up to 0.47 Gray (Gy) (mean dose = 0.04 Gy) from external gamma-exposure and Cs-137 incorporation." "We have been following this population for cancer incidence and mortality and as in the general Russian population, we found a significant temporal trend of breast cancer incidence. A significant linear radiation dose-response relationship was observed (P = 0.01)...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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