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Cancer consequences of the Chernobyl accident in Europe outside the former USSR: A review
Author(s) -
Sali Davide,
Cardis Elisabeth,
Sztanyik László,
Auvinen Anssi,
Bairakova Antonina,
Dontas Nicolas,
Grosche Bernd,
Kerekes Andor,
Kusic Zvonko,
Kusoglu Cemil,
Lechpammer Stanislav,
Lyra Maria,
Michaelis Jörg,
Petridou Eleni,
Szybinski Zbigniew,
Tominaga Suketami,
Tulbure Rodica,
Turnbull Archie,
Valerianova Zdravka
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960729)67:3<343::aid-ijc7>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - chernobyl nuclear accident , public health , environmental health , population , accident (philosophy) , environmental protection , geography , medicine , philosophy , nursing , epistemology
The accident which occurred during the night of April 25–26, 1986 in reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine released considerable amounts of radioactive substances into the environment. Outside the former USSR, the highest levels of contamination were recorded in Bulgaria, Austria, Greece and Romania, followed by other countries of Central, Southeast and Northern Europe. Studies of the health consequences of the accident have been carried out in these countries, as well as in other countries in Europe. This report presents the results of a critical review of cancer studies of the exposed population in Europe, carried out on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. Overall, there is no evidence to date of a major public health impact of the Chernobyl accident in the field of cancer in countries of Europe outside the former USSR. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.