From Mary Shomon Your Thyroid Guide
Low Dose Radiation Might Play a Role in Thyroid Cancer
February, 2001
by Mary J. Shomon
A Canadian study, reported on in the Feb. 15, 2001 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology , has found that exposure to low doses of radiation such as experienced by medical, dental, industrial and nuclear power workers may increase their risk of developing thyroid cancer.
The study, which looked at 500,000 people, found a linkage between radiation exposure of workers and development of thyroid cancer, particularly in women.
For more general informatio on the health impact of radiation, see the EPA fact sheet, Effects of Ionizing Radiation
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