Childhood leukaemia following the Chernobyl accident: The European Childhood Leukaemia-Lymphoma Incidence Study (ECLIS)

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....

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Published inEuropean journal of cancer (1990) Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 87 - 95
Main Authors Parkin, D.M., Cardis, E., Masuyer, E., Friedl, H.P., Hansluwka, H., Bobev, D., Ivanov, E., Sinnaeve, J., Augustin, J., Plesko, I., Storm, H.H., Rahu, M., Karjalainen, S., Bernard, J.L., Carli, P.M., L'Huillier, M.C., Lutz, J.M., Schaffer, P., Schraub, S., Michaelis, J., Möhner, M., Staneczek, W., Vargha, M., Crosignani, P., Magnani, C., Terracini, B., Kriauciunas, R., Coebergh, J.W., Langmark, F., Zatonski, W., Merabishvili, V., Pompe-Kirn, V., Barlow, L., Raymond, L., Black, R., Stiller, C.A., Bennett, B.G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1993
Subjects
Accidents
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Europe - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Leukemia, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Lymphoma - epidemiology
Male
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Nuclear Reactors
Radiation Dosage
Radioactive Fallout - adverse effects
Ukraine - epidemiology
Europe
Ukraine
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0959-8049
1879-0852
DOI:10.1016/0959-8049(93)90582-Z