Geographical analysis of thyroid cancer in young people from northern England: Evidence for a sustained excess in females in Cumbria

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1624-1629

  Magnanti, Brooke L ^a   Tevfik Dorak, M ^b   Parker, Louise ^c   Craft, Alan W ^a   James, Peter W ^a   McNally, Richard J Q ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMIGEN LLC   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Nuclear accidents; Sex effects; Thyroid neoplasm; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349183760     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.12.024     Document Type: Article

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