Appendix V
Findings of Epidemiological Studies of Cancer in Irradiated Populations
(From J.
Shapiro,
Radiation
Protection,
pp.
260-4,
Harvard U.
Press,
Cambridge,
MA,
1972}
NOt Cases
Subject of study
{
Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-homb
survivors (bomb exploded 1945}
2
Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomhbh
survivors (women) Waneho
et al., 1¥64 (238)
Follow-up
Dose
Ne. of
Form of
in exposed
Observed
| «pected
thine tyr)
(Ror rads)
persons?
cancer
group?
exposed’
Leukemla
Leukemta
ci
6
1% |
20
5-13
Brill et al.. 1962 (813
3)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-homb
survivors exposed prenatally
40
Japanese A-bomb survivors exposed
13-21
IQ
U-20)
21-80
85.070
13 184
if not
*1-320
S695
Leukemia
m4
20
O-4
[U-39
40-849
UU-LY9
200
2 O0KS
1.262
RS7
KO?
Ka]
Breast
Breast
Breast
Breast
Breast
cancer
cuncer
cancer
cancer
Cancer
3
5
2
4
6
73
3
2
2
23
Unknown
Unexposed
_ ventral
%40
2.45%
Breast cancer
Breast cancer
,
2
23
& |
bd S00
person-rads!
1.202
All cancers
rorys
ALP cancers,
Q7s
Jablon and Kate, 1870 (93)
17
within 1400 m of detonution (died
P9S0-1962)) Angevine and Jablon
gutopsies
ti!
Shs
‘
Os
except deukemla
1964 (95)
S
Children exposed prenatally due to
abdominal x-ray to mother fexposed 1945-19%6 and died hetore
end of 1954). Court Brown et
2-12
&
Children exposed prenatally (born
4-13
30 Lot
Leukemia
77 goo
All cancers
af 1960 (239)
1.2
im fO47-) 984 and died before end
of i960) MarMuhon, [92 6240)
7
intants whe recemed irradtulion of
chest hefore age & mo oin tregtment tor enlarged thymus (treated
KS
60
:
13-38
6) -600
1926-1957 follow-up inchas}
Hempelmann et al. $46? (160)
Lower dose
group
2.207
Dhyrotd
Thyra (benign)
Leukemts
4
4
3
Qn
xO
1 45
Phy rod
!4
06
Phyronl (benign)
15
60
3
s°
0
t}
003
OSs
(32.226 person Yr al
riski!
Higher dose
xrotp
4OX
(LEAS per
Leukemig
son yriuat
risk)
Mo
Tatants irradiated routiaely wich
X-Fays to anterior mediastinum
It)-20
75-450)
thostly, 140
14al,
ing tud-
through small (4 X doom) port. 7
ing 244
days after birth as “apparently
harmless and perhaps benelicial
procedure” («-ray 1938-46, follow-up 1956-58) Contiet ai.
with en
lurzed
thymus
DPhyroid carcinouna
Leukemia
1960 (146)
4
Children treated with «-rays to
head, neck, or chest for various
benign conditions, mainly “enlurged”” thymus and adenitis,
treated before age 16 and tallowed tillage 230 Saenger et
ati
asa)
Children treated betore age 16 with
x-rays tor enlarged (hymus,
Upto 2s
S80 (4)
§0-200 036 0)
200-000 (F204
L.pd44
{hyroid
Phyrot (henign!
3872
Leukemia
tl
?
0
0
ul. 1960 (292)
1O)
Not given
Pertussis, and head and neck
diseases. and died belore age
23 (treated 1930-1956, follow:
up 1940-19S56@+ Murray et
al 19849 (24))
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