International Epidemiological Associations
Interested in working for the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon? If you are, you should really check out this study first.
IMPORTANT NEW STUDY:
The study found that there is an increased risk of death from solid cancers, especially lung cancer, among nuclear workers who are exposed to low-level ionizing radiation.
🚩**The risk is higher for workers who were hired more recently. ⬅️👷
The study looked at data from a group of 101,363 nuclear workers in the United States. The workers were followed for an average of 40 years, and during that time, there were 12,069 deaths from solid cancers.
The researchers found that for every sievert (Sv) of radiation exposure, there was a 0.19% increase in the risk of death from solid cancer. This means that a worker who is exposed to 1 Sv of radiation has a 1.9% higher risk of dying from solid cancer than a worker who is not exposed to radiation.
The risk of death from lung cancer was even higher. For every Sv of radiation exposure, there was a 0.65% increase in the risk of death from lung cancer. This means that a worker who is exposed to 1 Sv of radiation has a 6.5% higher risk of dying from lung cancer than a worker who is not exposed to radiation.
