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Rare Cancers in Persons Exposed to Internal Radium

Rare Cancers in Persons Exposed to Internal Radium To the Editor.— Because persons with a substantial body burden of radium 226 are subject to certain radiogenic malignant neoplasms that are uncommon in the general population, it is important that their physicians be aware of the special risks in this unique patient population. Although there is a general feeling in the medical community that the radium dial painters are now simply an interesting part of medical history, in actuality more than 800 of these women are still alive. Many of them are seen regularly as subjects in a long-term study (supported by the US Department of Energy) that is being conducted by the Center for Human Radiobiology at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill. In addition, there is another group of unknown size comprising the men and women who received radium water or injections of radium from physicians. A third group is composed of laboratory workers, mostly radium chemists. Many http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Rare Cancers in Persons Exposed to Internal Radium

JAMA , Volume 247 (20) – May 28, 1982

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1982 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1982.03320450016010
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Abstract

To the Editor.— Because persons with a substantial body burden of radium 226 are subject to certain radiogenic malignant neoplasms that are uncommon in the general population, it is important that their physicians be aware of the special risks in this unique patient population. Although there is a general feeling in the medical community that the radium dial painters are now simply an interesting part of medical history, in actuality more than 800 of these women are still alive. Many of them are seen regularly as subjects in a long-term study (supported by the US Department of Energy) that is being conducted by the Center for Human Radiobiology at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill. In addition, there is another group of unknown size comprising the men and women who received radium water or injections of radium from physicians. A third group is composed of laboratory workers, mostly radium chemists. Many

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 28, 1982

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