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2061051

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
This study represents the largest epidemiologic investigation of humans exposed to the radionuclide 210Po. In a cohort of 4402 white males employed by the Mound Facility, during the period when Po operations were conducted (1944-1972), no excess mortality was observed. Among workers initially hired during World War II, mortality was elevated, especially for deaths from all cancers, cancers of the lung, and cancers of the rectum. These adverse health events do not appear related to exposure to 210Po. Among workers monitored for 210Po, mortality was significantly less than expected, although more lung cancers were observed than expected. No significant dose-response trends were identified for all causes combined, all cancers combined, or for cause-specific cancers among the Po-monitored subcohort. Continued follow-up of this cohort is planned.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0017-9078
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Mortality among a cohort of workers monitored for 210Po exposure: 1944-1972.
pubmed:affiliation
Epidemiology Section, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM 87545.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article