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)
No
Observed
,
Subject of study
t
Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb
survivors (bomb exploded 1945)
2
Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb
survivors twomen) Wanebo
Brillet al
etal
Dove
No ot
Form of
in exposed
tine tyr
(Roe rads)
persons?
cancer
group”
exposed’
Leukemia
Leukemia
Z|
6
iv |
30
S.J 4
O-20
21-80
[3-2]
196% (238)
8S 070
13 184
_
4
Japanese V-homb survivors ex posed
within F400 m of detonution lied
19SO-19621
Angevine and Sablon
S
Children exposed prenatally due to
abdominal v-ray to mother cee
posed 1945-196 and died hetore
Jablon and Kato
10
ionmot
BI LO
x 49S
Leukemia
a4
20
o-u
1Q.34
3.082
| 262
Breast cancer
Breast cancer
3
4
73
3
40-K9
IU-199
“67
xO2
Breast cancer
Breast cancer
2
<
2
:
200
xd]
Breast Ganecer
6
23
x40
Hreast cancer
2
23
Cnexposed
eontrol
LASX
Breast cancer
2
6 |
“eh S00
person-rads!
1292
Sih cancers
I
wits
I 21s
subopsies
Alb cancers
cucept leukemia
Unknown
Hiroshima and Nagasuki A-bomb
SUPVIVOFS Exposed prenatally
Expected
Follow-up
14962 (81)
3
~ does
1970 693)
*
el
Ses
”
198
146d (095)
end of 1988)
ai
6
Uo bho
Leukemia
443
77 DO0F
.
All cancers
Court Brown et
1960 0 239)
Children exposed prenatally (horn
in 1987-1) 984 and died betore end
of 1960) MacMahon '962 6240)
7
:
Intunts who received itradtution of
yeas
61 600
Lower dose
chest before age @ mo in treat
ment tor enlarged thymus (treated
Rroup
2.207
1926-1987 follow-up in 196s)
Hempelmanniet al 1967 (1460)
XS
60
hy roid
4
1) ()7
Thyroid (benign)
feukemta
A
3
xO
1348
Eby roid
14
Ob
Thyroid (bent
1s
60
boukema
i
a
Phyroi carcinoma
Q
(43
Leukemta
0
ous
(32 226 per.
son yrat
risk!
fligher dose
group
40x
ChE AXS person veal
risk!
%
Intants irradiated routinely with
10-20
X-rays Co anterior mediastinuin
140],
mostly £30
inciud-
through small id X 4 om? purl
ing 244
duys ufter birth gs Uupparently
harmless and perhaps beneficial
procedure (x-ray LY38-46 fol
with en
larged
thy mius
low-up 19S6-38))
1960 (146)
4
78-450
Contre et al
Chudren tredted with «-rays to
hesad
mesk of chest for vartous
ats
isiuy
benign conditions maginty “en
lurged © thymus and adenitis
treated before age lo and tollowed th age 230 Saenger et
“S014
)
SO 20013
lL nad
3
Dhserod
Thv rout thenign)
i
0
°
iv)
LOU HOO L338
al, 1960 (292)
tO)
Children treated betore age 16 with
Upta 2%
Not given
x rays tor enlarged thymus
pertussis and head und neck
diseases and died betore age
23 treated 1930 1986. toilowup 1440-19561) Murray ef
al
F989 Cl4h5
- 134 -
VR7D
Leukemig
is