Cancer incidence and nuclear facilities in Ukraine: a community-based study.

Unlabelled: The study goal was to investigate malignant tumors incidence in 5 Ukrainian cities with nuclear hazardous enterprises: extractive, processing enterprises of uranium ore (Zhovti Wody and Dniprodzerzhynsk of Dnipropetrovsk region) and nuclear power stations (Energodar of Zaporizhska region, Pivdennoukrainsk of Mykolayivska region, Netishyn of Khmelnytska region).

Materials And Methods: average annual population of the cities under study in 2003-2008 was 439 600 persons. Total and specific cancer incidence was investigated.