Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on October 7, 2008
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(20):1482-1483; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn321
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Re: Solid Cancer Incidence in Atomic Bomb Survivors Exposed In Utero or as Young Children
Affiliation of authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Correspondence to: David B. Richardson, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (e-mail: david.richardson@unc.edu).
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In a recent issue of the Journal, Preston et al. (1) wrote that their study provides "direct evidence that radiation exposure is associated with increased risks of adult-onset solid cancers in atomic bomb survivors exposed