NEOPLASMS AMONG A-BOMB SURVIVORS IN HIROSHIMA: FIRST REPORT OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON TUMOR STATISTICS, HIROSHIMA CITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, HIROSHIMA, JAPAN

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1960 · Journal of the National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Changed to JNCI, J. Natl. Cancer Inst.

OSTI ID:4116062

Harada, T; Ishida, M

The 1957 and 1958 incidence of neoplasms among the survivors of the Hiroshima A-bomb varies directly with radiation dose, insofar as it may be inferred from distance from the hypocenter at exposure. The incidence of all malignant neoplasms among the survivors who were within 1000 m is more than four times that of the nonexposed population. The incidence of benign neoplasms among the survivors exposed within 1500 m is also significantly higher than that among the nonexposed. For survivors under l5OO m there are significant differences between the number of observed cancers of the lung, stomach, uterus, and ovary and the expected cases calculated from the agespecific rates of the nonexposed portion of the Hiroshima population. The increased incidence among survivors within 1500 m is not related to sex or age. (auth)

• Research Organization: National Inst. of Health, Hiroshima
• NSA Number: NSA-15-007221
• OSTI ID: 4116062
• Journal Information: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Changed to JNCI, J. Natl. Cancer Inst., Journal Name: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (U.S.) Changed to JNCI, J. Natl. Cancer Inst. Vol. Vol: 25; ISSN JNCIA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
GONADS
LUNGS
MAN
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
POPULATIONS
RADIATION DOSES
STOMACH
TUMORS