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Chornobyl Radiation Ups Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Exposure to radioactive iodine increases the risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents, a study of thyroid cancer incidence after the Chornobyl accident shows. The study is published in the July 5 issue of the Journal of the National