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Neoplasms After Childhood Irradiation of the Thymus Gland
Murray L. Janower, MD;
Olli S. Miettinen, MD, PhD
JAMA. 1971;215(5):753-756.
Abstract
The oncogenic effects of childhood irradiation of the thymus gland were investigated by following up 466 irradiated subjects, 506 unirradiated subjects with similar illnesses, and the siblings of both series. In the irradiated group there were two malignant and nine benign thyroid neoplasms, indicating an excess risk in this group. There was also a suggestion of an increased risk of breast cancer. There was no evidence of difference between the hospital and sibling controls; this supports the validity of previous studies using sibling controls.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University (Dr. Janower), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health (Dr. Miettinen), Boston.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114 (Dr. Janower).
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