[ RadSafe ] Worldwide Thyroid-Cancer Epidemic? The Increasing Impact of Overdiagnosis

[Dan McCarn]

Ooops. Both of those 10th Anniversary Chernobyl meetings were in 1996, of
course. Next time. I'll leave the lights on while typing.

Dan ii

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On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Dan McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just a few recollections:
>
> Check the IAEA 10th year Chernobyl meetings in 1998 and the Minsk meetings
> in 1996. Discussions following presentations focused on overdiagnosis of
> thyroid cancer in Belarus, Ukraine & Russia.The diagnostic criteria did not
> include biopsy of nodules, etc. and surgical intervention followed. British
> & other clinicians stressed observation over time rather than "instant"
> diagnosis without biopsy & western diagnostic criteria.
>
> Just my recollections from 20 years ago...
>
> Dan ii
>
> Dan W McCarn, Geologist
> 108 Sherwood Blvd
> Los Alamos, NM 87544-3425
> +1-505-670-8123 (Mobile - New Mexico)
> HotGreenChile at gmail.com (Private email) HotGreenChile at gmail dot com
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwmccarn
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Brooks, Michael <
> Michael.Brooks at poole.nhs.uk> wrote:
>
>> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1604412?query=TOC
>> I can't access the article, but thought it looked interesting for those
>> that can (given the 'new' cancers found post Fukushima).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mick
>>
>> Michael Brooks, PhD
>> Head of Diagnostic Radiology Physics
>> Medical Physics
>> Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
>> Longfleet Road
>> Poole
>> BH15 2JB
>> UK
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