Observational cohort study reveals heightened sensitivity to low-level radiation outside ages 25 to 45 in nuclear workers, suggesting age-dependent vulnerability for specific cancers.
Data from the Hanford study have shown that sensitivity to the cancer-induction effects of radiation is at a tow ebb between 25 and 45 yr of age. Nevertheless, at younger and older ages there is probably a cancer hazard associated with low level radiation which affects bone marrow cancers more than other neoplasms and cancers of the pancreas and lung more than other solid tumors.
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