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Cancer mortality in workers at risk of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in a company in the nuclear sector headquarters in São Paulo.

Glacy Sabra VieiraMaria Carmen MartinezMaria Regina Alves Cardoso
Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2024)
This study showed lower cancer mortality among exposed workers when compared to mortality in the general population and the healthy worker effect. Among workers monitored for gamma and X radiation, cancer mortality was lower when compared to those not monitored.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • cardiovascular events
  • squamous cell
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • childhood cancer