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Dose-response relationships between internally-deposited uranium and select health outcomes in gaseous diffusion plant workers, 1948-2011.

James H YiinJeri L AndersonStephen J BertkeDavid J Tollerud
Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2018)
Kidney cancer, chronic renal disease, and multiple myeloma mortality risks were elevated with increasing internal uranium absorbed organ dose. The findings add to evidence of an association between internal exposure to uranium and cancer. Future investigation includes a study of cancer incidence in this cohort.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • multiple myeloma
  • risk factors
  • lymph node metastasis
  • type diabetes
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • young adults
  • current status