Multiple myeloma among atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1950-76: relationship to radiation dose absorbed by marrow

The relationship between atomic bomb exposure and the incidence of multiple myeloma has been examined in a fixed cohort of atomic bomb survivors and controls in the life-span study sample for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From October 1950 to December 1976, 29 cases of multiple myeloma were confirmed in t...

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1982-08, Vol.69 (2), p.323
Main Authors: Ichimaru, M, Ishimaru, T, Mikami, M, Matsunaga, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bone Marrow - radiation effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Female
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma - etiology
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - etiology
Nuclear Warfare
Risk
Time Factors
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Summary:The relationship between atomic bomb exposure and the incidence of multiple myeloma has been examined in a fixed cohort of atomic bomb survivors and controls in the life-span study sample for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From October 1950 to December 1976, 29 cases of multiple myeloma were confirmed in this sample. Our analysis shows that the standardized relative risk (RR) adjusted for city, sex, and age at the time of bombings (ATB) increased with marrow-absorbed radiation dose. The increased RR does not appear to differ between cities or sexes and is demonstrable only for those survivors whose age ATB was between 20 and 59 years. The estimated risk in these individuals is approximately 0.48 cases/million person-years/rad for bone marrow total dose. This excess risk did not become apparent in individuals receiving 50 rad or more in marrow total dose until 20 years or more after exposure.
ISSN:0027-8874