Open AccessNuclear denotation and increased incidence of cancer: A present concern in cancer research
Author(s) -
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.92026
Subject(s) - denotation (semiotics) , medicine , cancer , incidence (geometry) , cancer incidence , linguistics , physics , philosophy , optics , semiotics
The recent destruction of the nuclear electricity plant in Japan has led to nuclear leakage. The nuclear denotation has become the present issue of concern. In oncology, there is no doubt that exposure to nuclear leakage can cause cancer. In this particular brief article, the author discusses the existing evidence of nuclear denotation and the incidence of cancer.