Importance Approximately 43 720 new cases of thyroid carcinoma are expected to be
diagnosed in 2023 in the US. Five-year relative survival is approximately 98.5%. This review …

Recent studies suggest that every year worldwide about a million patients might be exposed
to doses of the order of 100 mGy of low-LET radiation, due to recurrent application of …

INTRODUCTION The 1986 Chernobyl (Chornobyl in Ukrainian) nuclear power plant
accident exposed millions of individuals in the surrounding region to radioactive …

The radiation exposure of individuals has been on the rise due to an increased amount of
radiation use, eg, in medicine for diagnostic imaging and treatment procedures, industrial …

Introduction The Chernobyl accident resulted in a considerable release of radioactivity to the
atmosphere, particularly of Iodine-131 (131I), with the greatest contamination occurring in …

In this article we review the history of key epidemiological studies of populations exposed to
ionizing radiation. We highlight historical and recent findings regarding radiation-associated …

Exposure of the thyroid gland to ionizing radiation at a young age is the main recognized
risk factor for differentiated thyroid cancer. After the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear …

Introduction: The increasing incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in children
and adolescents has become a growing concern. This study provides the first extensive …

Abstract Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides have
been associated with altered thyroid hormone levels in humans, but their relationship with …

Childhood radioactive iodine exposure from the Chornobyl accident increased papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) risk. While cervical lymph node metastases (cLNM) are well …