Research and analysis

Childhood cancer incidence around Sellafield and Dounreay

COMARE’s 17th report: review of childhood cancer incidence near Sellafield and Dounreay from 1963 to 2006

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 30 September 2016

Documents

COMARE 17th Report

Ref: ISBN 978-0-85951-785-0

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Details

In this report, the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment presents a review of the incidence of childhood leukaemia and other cancers around the Sellafield and Dounreay nuclear installations, updating previous analyses with data from 1963 to 2006.

The report also includes:

• an analysis of the incidence of thyroid cancer in northwest England
• an update on cancer risk from radiation exposure to children in the vicinities of Sellafield and Dounreay
• a review of paternal preconceptional irradiation and consideration of population mixing in relation to childhood leukaemia.

Published 30 September 2016