Thyroid Cancer and Nuclear Accidents: Long-Term Aftereffects of Chernobyl and Fukushima

Thyroid Cancer and Nuclear Accidents: Long-Term Aftereffects of Chernobyl and Fukushima discusses the radiobiological effects of the release of radioiodine from two nuclear power plant accidents and appropriate interpretation of the results of thyroid ultrasound examination. The book pulls together expert opinion on radiation related thyroid cancer in an understandable manner, even for non thyroidologists.

The book explains what has been learned from both accidents in relation to prevention of thyroid cancer following nuclear power plant accidents. The book encompasses topics such as risk estimations of thyroid cancer following nuclear accidents and clinical aspects after those specific situations. Additionally, it discusses in detail the reports from Fukushima related to thyroid cancer in the population. This book is a valuable resource for oncologists and biomedical researchers with interest in nuclear accidents and cancer cases.

Offers an overview of the major cancer reports from the Chernobyl and Fukushima disastersEncompasses authoritative data and interpretation of the thyroid screening program in JapanPresents the content in a didactic way to help readers interpret and explain the topic to non-expertsDiscusses risk estimations of thyroid cancer following nuclear accidents

Part I: Overview: Keynote Lectures 1. Thirty Years After Chernobyl—Overview of the Risks of Thyroid Cancer, Based Upon the UNSCEAR Scientific Reports (2008–2012) 2. Thirty Years After the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Contribution From Japan—“Confirming the Increase of Childhood Thyroid Cancer” 3. From Chernobyl to Fukushima and Beyond—A Focus on Thyroid Cancer 4. Reassessing the Capability to Attribute Pediatric Thyroid Cancer to Radiation Exposure: The FHMS Experience

Part II: Chernobyl + 30 5. Post-Chernobyl Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Belarus: Histopathological Features, Treatment Strategy, and Long-Term Outcome 6. Clinical Aspects of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer and Follow-Up of Patients in Belarus Following the Chernobyl Accident 7. Long-Term Analysis of the Incidence and Histopathology of Thyroid Cancer in Ukraine in Adult Patients Who Were Children and Adolescents at the Time of the Chernobyl Accident 8. Thyroid Cancer Risk in Ukraine Following the Chernobyl Accident (The Ukrainian–American Cohort Thyroid Study) 9. Results of the Thyroid Cancer Epidemiological Survey in Russia Following the Chernobyl Accident 10. Influence of Radiation Exposure and Ultrasound Screening on the Clinical Behavior of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Young Patients 11. Results of Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Not Exposed and Exposed to Radiation From the Chernobyl Accident 12. Somatic Genomics of Childhood Thyroid Cancer

Part III: Fukushima + 5 13. A Review of Studies on Thyroid Dose Estimation After the Fukushima Accident 14. Five-Year Interim Report of Thyroid Ultrasound Examinations in the Fukushima Health Management Survey 15. The Features of Childhood and Adolescent Thyroid Cancer After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident 16. Psychosocial Impact of the Thyroid Examination of the Fukushima Health Management Survey 17. Thyroid Cancer Screening and Overdiagnosis in Korea 18. Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan

Part IV: International Report 19. UNSCEAR Activities Related to the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident 20. The Radiological Consequences of the Fukushima Dai’ichi NPP Accident: Estimates From the Group of Experts Convened by the International Atomic Energy Agency