Publications by authors named "G M Terekhova"
Although childhood exposure to radioactive iodine-131 (I-131) is an established risk factor for thyroid cancer, evidence for an association with thyroid nodules is less clear. The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between childhood I-131 exposure and prevalence of ultrasound-detected thyroid nodules overall and by nodule histology/cytology (neoplastic/suspicious/non-neoplastic), size (<10 mm/≥10 mm), and number (single/multiple). This is a cross-sectional study of radiation dose (mean = 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children and adolescents exposed to radioactive iodine-131 (I-131) in fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident appear to be at increased risk of thyroid cancer and benign thyroid nodules. The prenatal period is also considered radiosensitive, and the fetal thyroid can absorb I-131 from the maternal circulation.
Objectives: We aimed to estimate the risk of malignant and benign thyroid nodules in individuals exposed prenatally.
Article Synopsis
- A study was done to check for thyroid cancer in people who were young during the Chernobyl accident nearly 30 years ago.
- They found 47 cases of thyroid cancer and 33 cases of a non-cancerous growth in a group of over 10,000 people.
- The results showed that more exposure to radioactive iodine from the accident led to a higher risk of developing these thyroid problems, and they will keep studying these people to learn more about the long-term effects.
Background: Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) is associated with the presence of thyroid disease and has been proposed as a biomarker of iodine status. Few studies have examined factors related to serum Tg in populations environmentally exposed to ionizing radiation and living in regions with endemic mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency.
Methods: We screened 10,430 individuals who were living in Ukraine and under 18 years of age at the time of the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident for thyroid disease from 2001 to 2003.