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Reference
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Incidence/Mortality
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Population Studied
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Type of Exposure
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Dates of Accrual
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Type of Dosimetry
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Outcomes Studied
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Number of Cases
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Summary of Results
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Hatch and Susser (1990)
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Incidence and mortality
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Residents (ages 0–24) within 10 miles of Three Mile Island
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Background gamma
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1975–1985
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Outdoor measurements taken in 1976
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All cancer; leukemia
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49 (0–14)
104 (0–24)
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Increased risk for highest vs. lowest quartile; childhood cancer and leukemia
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Hatch and others (1990)
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Incidence
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Residents within 10 miles of Three Mile Island
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Xenon and iodine
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1975–1985
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Dispersion modeling, based on monitoring data
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All cancer; childhood cancer (ages 0–14, 0–24); leukemia (ages 0–14, 0–24, 25); and all lymphoma
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5493 total
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No evidence of an effect on cancer incidence
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Jablon and others (1991)
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Mortality
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Residents of 107 counties in U.S. with or near nuclear installations
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Unspecified
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1950–1984
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County with a nuclear facility that began operation before 1982, or an adjacent county if at least 20% of the county was within a 16 km radius
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15 cancer sites; benign and unspecified neoplasms
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900,000 deaths in 107 counties
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No evidence of excess mortality in study counties
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Sofer and others (1991)
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Incidence
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Children and young adults living near nuclear plant in Israel
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Unspecified
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1960–1985
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Distance from Negev nuclear plant
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Leukemia
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192
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No overall increase; some increase with time among 0–9 in Western Negev; increase in girls 0–4 from 1970 to 1979
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Michaelis and others (1992)
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Incidence
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Children living near nuclear installations in Germany
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Unspecified
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1980–1990
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Distance from nuclear facility
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Childhood cancer; acute leukemia
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81 within 5 km
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No increase for all cancer, acute leukemia; suggested increases in subgroups of early ages or close proximity
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McLaughlin and others (1993b)
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Incidence and mortality
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Children born to mothers residing near nuclear installations in Ontario, Canada
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Unspecified
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1950–1987
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Distance from nuclear facility
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Leukemia in children
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Range by facility: 2–72
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Suggestion of some excess over expected for some analyses; none significant
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Bithell and others (1994)
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Incidence
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Children in England and Wales
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Unspecified
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1966–1987
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Distance from nuclear facilities based on ward
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Leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
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Range for 25 km zones: 7–570
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Linear risk score significantly elevated in Sellafield and Burghfield
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Black and others (1994a)
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Incidence
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Residents of Dalgety Bay, Scotland
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Particles of radium-226
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1975–1990
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Routine monitoring measurements
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All cancer; 18 specific sites
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211 (total)
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No evidence of increase over expected
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Black and others (1994a)
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Incidence
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Children and young adults in Dounreay, Scotland
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Contamination from nuclear reprocessing plant
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1968–1991
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Distance from Dounreay
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Leukemia and NHL
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12 in nearest zone
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Evidence of increase over expected in nearest zone
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