. "12 Estimating Cancer Risk." Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII Phase 2. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
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Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: Beir VII Phase 2
TABLE 12D-3 Lifetime Attributable Risk of Solid Cancer Incidence and Mortalitya
Incidence: Exposure Scenario
Mortality: Exposure Scenario
Cancer site
1 mGy per Year throughout Life
10 mGy per Year from Ages 18 to 65
1 mGy per Year throughout Life
10 mGy per Year from Ages 18 to 65
Males
Stomach
24
123
13
66
Colon
107
551
53
273
Liver
18
93
14
72
Lung
96
581
99
492
Prostate
32
164
6.3
32
Bladder
69
358
16
80
Other
194
801
85
395
Thyroid
14
28
All solid
554
2699
285
1410
Leukemia
67
360
47
290
All cancers
621
3059
332
1700
Females
Stomach
32
163
19
94
Colon
72
368
34
174
Liver
8.7
44
8
40
Lung
229
1131
204
1002
Breast
223
795
53
193
Uterus
14
19
3.5
18
Ovary
29
140
18
91
Bladder
71
364
21
108
Other
213
861
98
449
Thyroid
75
139
All solid
968
4025
459
2169
Leukemia
51
270
38
220
All cancers
1019
4295
497
2389
NOTE: Number of cases or deaths per 100,000 persons exposed to 1 mGy per year throughout life or to 10 mGy per year from ages 18 to 64.
aThese estimates are obtained as combined estimates based on relative and absolute risk transport and have been adjusted by a DDREF of 1.5, except for leukemia, which is based on a linear-quadratic model.
