Incidence of Thyroid Cancer among Atomic Bomb Survivors
Odds ratios (statistical scales for comparing the probability of a certain incident between two groups) regarding incidence of thyroid cancer among atomic bomb survivors show that risks of thyroid cancer increase as doses increase.
A survey only targeting micro papillary thyroid cancer shows that the odds ratio remains low until the weighted thyroid dose exceeds 100 mGy, and that the ratio slightly exceeds 1 when the weighted thyroid dose becomes 100 mGy or larger, but no significant difference was found.1,2 (When the odds ratio is larger than 1, the relevant incident is more highly likely to occur. However, in this data, as the 95% confidence interval includes 1, there is no statistically significant difference in the probability.)
- M. Imaizumi, et.al., “Radiation Dose-Response Relationships for Thyroid Nodules and Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors 55-58 Years After Radiation Exposure” JAMA 2006;295(9):1011-1022
- Y. Hayashi, et.al., “Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid Among Atomic Bomb Survivors Tumor Characteristics and Radiation Risk” Cancer April 1, 2010, 1646-1655
- Included in this reference material on March 31, 2013
- Updated on March 31, 2019