Author(s) | Age at time of accident | Period of investigation | Age at screening | Study area | Exposure or contamination level | Number of examinees | Thyroid cancer cases detected |
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Belarus Screening Program a | Born after 1987 | 2002 | Less than 15 y | Gomel | Unexposed in severely contaminated areas | 25,446 | 0 |
Shibata b | Born after 1987 | 1998–2000 | 8–13 y | Gomel | Unexposed in severely contaminated areas | 9472 | 0 |
Ito c | 0–10 y | 1993–1994 | 7–18 y | Mogilev | Relatively low | 12,285 | 0 (2) d |
Ito c | 0–10 y | 1993–1994 | 7–18 y | Bryanks | High | 12,147 | 0 (8) d |
Ito c | 0–10 y | 1993–1994 | 7–18 y | Zhitomir | High | 11,095 | 1 (9) d |
Ito c | 0–10 y | 1993–1994 | 7–18 y | Gomel | High | 8949 | 2 (39) d |
Ito c | 0–10 y | 1993–1994 | 7–18 y | Kiev | High | 10,578 | 1 (6) d |