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| Title |
A hypothesis to explain childhood cancers near nuclear power plants
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.07.024 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ian Fairlie |
| Abstract |
Over 60 epidemiological studies world-wide have examined cancer incidences in children near nuclear power plants (NPPs): most of them indicate leukemia increases. These include the 2008 KiKK study commissioned by the German Government which found relative risks (RR) of 1.6 in total cancers and 2.2 in leukemias among infants living within 5 km of all German NPPs. The KiKK study has retriggered the debate as to the cause(s) of these increased cancers. A suggested hypothesis is that the increased cancers arise from radiation exposures to pregnant women near NPPs. However any theory has to account for the >10,000 fold discrepancy between official dose estimates from NPP emissions and observed increased risks. An explanation may be that doses from spikes in NPP radionuclide emissions are significantly larger than those estimated by official models which are diluted through the use of annual averages. In addition, risks to embryos/fetuses are greater than those to adults and haematopoietic tissues appear more radiosensitive in embryos/fetuses than in newborn babies. The product of possible increased doses and possible increased risks per dose may provide an explanation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 47 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9 | 19% |
| United States | 7 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 22 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 43 | 91% |
| Scientists | 2 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 46 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 16% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 12% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 20% |
| Unknown | 9 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 18% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 14% |
| Engineering | 4 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 27% |
| Unknown | 12 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 48. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 March 2024.
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