Appendix V
Findings of Ep demiological Studies of Cancer in Irradiated Populations
(From J. Shapiro, Radiazion Protection, pp. 260-4, Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA,

1972)

No ot caves

Subject of study
|. Haroshima and Nagasaki A-vomb
survivors (bomb exploded 1945).
Bnil et ai.. 1962 (81)

Follow-up
tme (yrt
§-43

2. Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bombd
survivors (women) Wanebo
etal.. 1968 (238)

V3-24

3. Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb
survivors exposed prenatally
Jabion and Kato. 1970 (93)

10

4

Japanese A-bomb survivors ¢x posed
within 1400 m of detonation tdied
1950-1962). Angevine and Jabion.

17

§

Children exposed prenatally due to
abdominal x-ray to mother (exposed 1945-19S6 and died before
end of 19581. Court Brown et

Dose
(R o¢ rads)
0-20
21-80
81-320

No. of
persons”

Form of
cancer

85,070
13.184
% 695

o-4
10-39
40-89
90-199
>200
Unknown
Unexposed
vontrot
>64,500
person-rads”

Observed

Expected

In exposed
group?

if noe
exposed®

21
6
4

19)
30
20

3
s
2
s
o
2
2

73
3
2
2
23
2.3
61

|

075

Leukemia
Leukema
Leukemia

3.082
1.262
87
302
841
x30
2.458

Breast
Breast
Breast
Breast
Breast
Breast
Breast

cancer
cancer
cancer
cancer
cancer
cancer
cancer

1.292

All cancers

1.218
All cancers.
autopues
except leukemia

at

$6.8

e

10s

1964 (95)

at

349 166

Leukemia

All cancers

ai., 1960 ( 239)

6. Children exposed prenataily (born
in 1947-1954 and died betore end
of 1960) MacMahon. 1462 (240)
7

Infants who recerved irsadistion of
chest before age 6 mo. in treatment for enlarged thymus(treated
1926-1957, follow-up in 1963)

4-13

tee

77 000°

13-36

61-600

Lower dose [Thyroid
group
Tayrow (bemgnt
2.207
Leukemu
€22,226 per-

Hempeimann et al., 19> (160)

ws

60

4
6
3

107
xO
pas

14
1S
3

06
60
aad

0
0

90.
Qus

son yr al
risk i

Higher Jose
group
498

Thyroid
Thyroid (benign)
Leukemia

11E 48S per-

son yrat
tink?

3

infants wradsated rouunely with
X-fays to antenor mediastinuT
through small (4X 4 cm) port. 7
days after bisth, as “apparently
harmless and perhaps beneficial
procedure”(x-ray 1938-46. fol-

low-up 1956-58). Conte et al..
1900 (146)

9. Children treateg with x-rays to
head, neck, of chest for various
benign conditions, mainly ““en-

large” thymas and adenitis,

10-20

78-880
mostly 150

.

14a1,
inchuding 144
with enlarged
thymus

>t
<S0 14%)
(KIT
$0200 C26)
200-600 ¢33'7)

hott

Upto 23

3,872

Thyroid careinoms
Leukerma

Thyrow
Thyra (benign

ul
7

0
a

~

treated before age 16 and followed till age 23. Saenger et

al., 1960 (202)

10. Children treated before age 16 with
x-rays for entarged thymus.
pertussis, and head and neck
diseases: and died before age
23 (treated 1930-1946; followup 1940-1956). Mueray et

Not grven

ab. 1959 (241)

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134 -

Leukemia

7

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