Trends in infant leukaemia in West Germany in relation to in utero exposure due to the Chernobyl accident |
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| Authors: | M Steiner W Burkart B Grosche U Kaletsch J Michaelis |
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| Institution: | Institut für Strahlenhygiene, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Postfach 1108, D-85758 Oberschlei?heim, Germany Fax: +49-31603-111, DE
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universit?t Mainz, D-55101 Mainz, Germany, DE
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| Abstract: | A temporary increase in the incidence of infant leukaemia in Greece was reported by Petridou et al., which was attributed
to in utero exposure to ionising radiation resulting from the Chernobyl accident. We performed a similar analysis based on
the data of the German Childhood Cancer Registry in order to check whether the observation could be confirmed by means of
independent data. Applying the same definitions as Petridou et al., we also observed an increased incidence of infant leukaemia
in a cohort of children born after the Chernobyl accident. More detailed analyses, regarding areas with different contamination
levels and dose rate gradients over time after the accident, showed, however, no clear trend with regard to exposure. It would
therefore appear less likely that the observed effect was caused by exposure to ionising radiation due to the Chernobyl accident.
Received: 30 January 1998 / Accepted in revised form: 23 April 1998 |
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