Disease/Syndrome |
Thyroid cancer |
Category |
Cancer, Occupational |
Acute/Chronic |
Chronic |
Comments |
Thyroid cancer was strongly associated with exposure to ionizing radiation in Japanese A-bomb survivors, patients treated with radiation to the head and neck (tinea capitis, thymus, and hemangiomas); and children exposed to Chernobyl fallout. Negative associations have been found in studies of nuclear workers, uranium processors, Chernobyl cleanup workers, and populations exposed to background radiation. [Boice, p. 261] |
Latency/Incubation |
Years |
Diagnostic |
Biopsy |
ICD-9 Code |
193 |
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Related Information in Haz-Map |
Agents |
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