
Thyroid Cancer and Nuclear Accidents
Long-Term Aftereffects of Chernobyl and Fukushima
Description
Key Features
- Offers an overview of the major cancer reports from the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters
- Encompasses authoritative data and interpretation of the thyroid screening program in Japan
- Presents the content in a didactic way to help readers interpret and explain the topic to non-experts
- Discusses risk estimations of thyroid cancer following nuclear accidents
Readership
Oncologists; cancer researchers; endocrinologists; thyroid physicians
Table of Contents
Thirty Years After Chernobyl and 5 After Fukushima—What Have We Learnt and What Do We Still Need to Know?
- Introduction
- The Relationship Between Dose and Response
- Dose and Health Risks Associated With Radiation Exposure
- What Have We Learnt From Chernobyl?
- What Should We Learn From Fukushima?
- Acknowledgments
- References
Part I: Overview: Keynote Lectures
Chapter 1. Thirty Years After Chernobyl—Overview of the Risks of Thyroid Cancer, Based Upon the UNSCEAR Scientific Reports (2008–2012)
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Dose and Risk Assessment Methodologies
- Evidence on Thyroid Exposure and Cancer Risk After the Chernobyl Accident
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Further Reading
Chapter 2. Thirty Years After the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Contribution From Japan—“Confirming the Increase of Childhood Thyroid Cancer”
- Abstract
- The Initial Circumstances of the Chernobyl NPP Accident
- The Era of Analyzing Authenticity and Cause of Increased Childhood Thyroid Cancer Around Chernobyl
- The Fukushima Health Management Survey With Regard to Thyroid Ultrasound Examinations
- Summary
- References
Chapter 3. From Chernobyl to Fukushima and Beyond—A Focus on Thyroid Cancer
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Fukushima is Not Chernobyl
- Much is Known about Radiation-Induced Thyroid Cancer
- Radiation Dose to the Public From the Fukushima Reactor Accident is Tiny
- Surveys Are Not Scientific Studies
- Mental Health Problems Are an Immediate Effect From the Fukushima Accident
- Excess Thyroid Cancers From Screening Are an Artifact and Not Radiation-Related
- Conclusions
- References
Chapter 4. Reassessing the Capability to Attribute Pediatric Thyroid Cancer to Radiation Exposure: The FHMS Experience
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The Fukushima Thyroid Question
- UNSCEAR Judgment on Attributability
- Specific Difficulties for Attributing Pediatric Cancers to Radiation
- Questioning the Predictions on Attribution
- The Consequences of Erroneous Attribution
- Conclusion: New Lights on Attribution From the FHMS Findings
- References
- Further Reading
Part II: Chernobyl + 30
Chapter 5. Post-Chernobyl Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Belarus: Histopathological Features, Treatment Strategy, and Long-Term Outcome
- Abstract
- Post-Chernobyl Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
- Conclusion
- References
Chapter 6. Clinical Aspects of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer and Follow-Up of Patients in Belarus Following the Chernobyl Accident
- Abstract
- Method
- Results
- Discussion
- References
Chapter 7. Long-Term Analysis of the Incidence and Histopathology of Thyroid Cancer in Ukraine in Adult Patients Who Were Children and Adolescents at the Time of the Chernobyl Accident
- Abstract
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Acknowledgments
- References
Chapter 8. Thyroid Cancer Risk in Ukraine Following the Chernobyl Accident (The Ukrainian–American Cohort Thyroid Study)
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The Cohort
- Screening Procedures
- Dosimetry
- Findings and Discussion
- References
Chapter 9. Results of the Thyroid Cancer Epidemiological Survey in Russia Following the Chernobyl Accident
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Assessment of the Risk of Thyroid Cancer and the Effects of Screening in the Cohort Drawn From the Russian Population Exposed to Radiation Following the Chernobyl Accident
- Registration of Thyroid Cancer in Children Exposed to Radiation Due to the Fukushima Daiichi NPP Accident
- Conclusions
- References
Chapter 10. Influence of Radiation Exposure and Ultrasound Screening on the Clinical Behavior of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Young Patients
- Abstract
- Patients
- Study Design
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
Chapter 11. Results of Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Not Exposed and Exposed to Radiation From the Chernobyl Accident
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- References
- Further Reading
Chapter 12. Somatic Genomics of Childhood Thyroid Cancer
- Abstract
- Somatic Genomics of Young-Onset Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Studies on MAP Kinase Pathway Activation
- DNA Copy Number Alterations
- Gene Expression
- Summary
- References
- Further Reading
Part III: Fukushima + 5
Chapter 13. A Review of Studies on Thyroid Dose Estimation After the Fukushima Accident
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Estimation by International Organizations
- Estimation Reported by Japanese Research Groups
- Summary
- References
Chapter 14. Five-Year Interim Report of Thyroid Ultrasound Examinations in the Fukushima Health Management Survey
- Abstract
- Background
- Interim Report of First- and Second-Round Thyroid Ultrasound Examinations
- Dose Estimation and Thyroid Cancer Detection in the Early Phase After the Accident
- Cancer Driver Gene Mutation Profile
- Thyroid Cancer Screening and Potential Overdiagnosis
- Summary
- References
Chapter 15. The Features of Childhood and Adolescent Thyroid Cancer After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
Chapter 16. Psychosocial Impact of the Thyroid Examination of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
- Abstract
- Thyroid Cancer Screening Following the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident
- Potential Benefits and Harms of Thyroid Cancer Screening
- Issues of Thyroid Ultrasound Examinations in the Fukushima Health Management Survey
- Addressing Psychosocial Issues Arising From Thyroid Examinations in Fukushima
- Challenges for Making Thyroid Examinations Acceptable to Residents, and Future Perspectives
- References
Chapter 17. Thyroid Cancer Screening and Overdiagnosis in Korea
- Abstract
- Increasing Incidence of Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer
- Evidence for the Increased Incidence of Thyroid Cancer Being a Result of Increased Detection
- Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Overdiagnosis in Korea
- Conclusion
- References
Chapter 18. Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan
- Abstract
- Traditional Management of Patients with PTC in Japan
- Risk-Adapted Management of PTC Based on Risk-Group Classification System
- Management of Papillary Microcarcinoma
- Management Policy of Low-Risk PTC in Japan
- Acknowledgment
- References
Part IV: International Report
Chapter 19. UNSCEAR Activities Related to the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident
- Abstract
- Background to UNSCEAR
- UNSCEAR 2013 Report on the Levels and Effects of Exposure After the Accident
- Follow-Up to the 2013 Report
- Relevance of Outreach Activities
- Fukushima Compared With Chernobyl
- Conclusion
- References
- Further Reading
Chapter 20. The Radiological Consequences of the Fukushima Dai’ichi NPP Accident: Estimates From the Group of Experts Convened by the International Atomic Energy Agency
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The IAEA Report
- Estimates of the Radiological Consequences
- Conclusion
- References
Product details
- No. of pages: 246
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2017
- Published: March 29, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128127681
- eBook ISBN: 9780128127698
About the Editors
Shunichi Yamashita
Affiliations and Expertise
Gerry Thomas
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