title: Childhood leukaemia following the Chernobyl accident: the European Childhood Leukaemia-Lymphoma Incidence Study (ECLIS).
abstract: The objective of the European Childhood Leukaemia-Lymphoma Incidence Study (ECLIS) is to investigate trends in incidence rates of childhood leukaemia and lymphoma in Europe, in relation to the exposure to radiation which resulted from the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986. In this first report, the incidence of leukaemia in children aged 0-14 is presented from cancer registries in 20 European countries for the period 1980-1988. Risk of leukaemia in 1987-1988 (8-32 months post-accident) relative to that before 1986, is compared with estimated average dose of radiation received by the population in 30 geographic areas. The observed changes in incidence do not relate to exposure. The period of follow-up is so far rather brief, and the study is planned to continue for at least 10 years.
authors.affiliation: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cardis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Masuyer
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Friedl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hansluwka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bobev
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sinnaeve
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Augustin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Plesko
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000009:adverse effects; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout