Analysis of Leukemia incidence (1997-2007) in vicinity area of a nuclear installation

VernacularTitle:某核设施周围居民1997-2007年白血病发病分析
Author: Rong JIN ; Quanfu SUN ; Fen LIU ; Xu ZHANG ; Ru XING ; Xinmei XU ; Xiaoliang LI ; Xu SU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nuclear installation; Leukemia; Incidence rate
From: Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2012;(6):638-641
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the leukemia incidence among residents in the vicinity area of a nuclear installation.Methods The data were collected by the retrospective survey.Diagnosis is based on the medical records in all the relevant hospitals.The study area was those residential areas within 10 km of radium surrounding the installation.All residents who had lived in the study area for six months and over were recruited into the study group.Results The survey ascertained 643 newly diagnosed leukemia cases in the study area during 1997 to 2007.The crude rate was 2.51/100,000,and its standardized rate to national population structure was 2.53/100,000.The incidence rate in the study area was slightly lower than that in the whole city.No increase trend was detected during the period.Conclusions No significant difference of the leukemia incidence rate was found between the vicinity area of the nuclear installation and the whole city.