Radioactive iodine linked to thyroid disease (Reuters)
13th Nov 2006, 21:50 GMT
The long-term risk of developing a tumor in the thyroid gland or autoimmune thyroiditis, a progressive inflammatory disease of the thyroid, is increased after exposure to radioactive iodine in childhood, according to a re-analysis of data from children exposed to radiation from a nuclear test site in Nevada.
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