Research progress of the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident on childhood thyroid cancer
10.3760/cma.j.cn112271-20211228-00501
- VernacularTitle:日本福岛核电站事故对儿童甲状腺癌影响的研究进展
- Author:
Shiyue CUI
1
;
Yinping SU
;
Quanfu SUN
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心辐射防护与核安全医学所 辐射防护与核应急中国疾病预防控制中心重点实验室，北京 100088
- Keywords:
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident;
Childhood;
Thyroid cancer;
External exposure;
Dose
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection
2022;42(7):554-557
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In March 2011, a nuclear accident happened and released a large amount of radionuclides into the environment in Fukushima, Japan. This review introduced the latest findings on the relationship between childhood thyroid cancer and radiation exposure after the accident in Fukushima. Many reports suggested that there was no accurate correlation between the incidence of childhood thyroid cancer and the local external dose due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power, while the relationship between the two varied with method of dose calculation and statistics. Also there was no clear evidence that radiation exposure had a negative impact on children′s thyroid, and the increased incidence of thyroid cancer may be due to over-screening.
