title: Mortality and cancer risk among the offspring (F1) of atomic bomb survivors.
abstract: The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) and its successor Radiation Effect Research Foundation (RERF) has over the years conducted many studies to determine possible genetic effects of atomic bomb radiation among the offspring of atomic bomb survivors. Findings concerning mortality and cancer incidence of the offspring are summarized in this chapter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D013534:Survival