[Occurrence of breast cancer, renal cancer and multiple myeloma in a Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor].
A 60-year-old female, who was exposed to the Nagasaki atomic bomb at 18 years old, had renal cancer and subsequently was found to have multiple myeloma (IgG kappa). She underwent the left mastectomy for breast cancer at 43 years old but was not given chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The karyotype of bone marrow cells was 46, XX. The estimated radiation dose was under 10 rads. While the effect of such a low-dose of radiation is considered to be almost negligible, there would be a possibility that in this case the risk of carcinogenesis was enhanced as her age advanced.
Yanagisawa
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Department of Medicine, Kusatsu Branch Hospital, Gunma University School of Medicine, Kusatsu.
Kubota
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K
Tamura
J
J
Kurabayashi
H
H
Shirakura
T
T
Hayashida
M
M
Nagayama
T
T
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology*; D009689:Nuclear Warfare