Chornobyl Incident Proved Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer from Radioactive Iodine
...reased cancer risks in teens and kids. After the chornobyl radiation-accident, a study conducted to examine the cancer prevalence showed an increased risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents who are exposed to radioactive iodine. In 1986, an accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant exposed l...