Table 2 Cancer sites/ tumors with sufficient evidence for causal associations with x-ray and gamma-ray exposure
From: Radiation-related occupational cancer and its recognition criteria in South Korea
Organ site | Selected key studies |
|---|---|
Stomach | Boice et al. (1988) [42], Mattsson et al. (1997) [43], Carr et al. |
Colon | |
Lung | Darby et al. (1994) [47], Preston et al. (2003, 2007) [45, 46] |
Basal cell skin carcinoma | Weiss et al. (1994) [48], Carr et al. (2002) [44], Gilbert et al. (2003) [49], Preston et al. (2003, 2007) [45, 46] Schneider et al. (1985) [50], Ron et al. (1991, 1998) [51, 52], Little et al. (1997) [53], Shore et al. (2002)[54], Preston et al. (2007) [46] |
Female breast | Howe & McLaughlin (1996) [55], Preston et al. (2002, 2003, 2007) [45, 46, 56] |
Thyroid | Lundell et al. (1994) [57], Lindberg et al. (1995) [58], Ron et al. (1995) [59], Preston et al. (2007) [46] |
Leukemia, excluding CLL | Little et al. (1999) [60], Travis et al. (2000) [61], Preston et al. (2003, 2004) [45, 62], Muirhead et al. (2009) [63] |