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New study focuses on radiation-associated cancer risks

To address concerns about the increased risk of radiation-induced cancer with the increasing number of cancer patients surviving long term, Herman Suit and his colleagues have examined data on radiation-induced neoplastic transformation of mammalian cells in vitro and on the risk of an increase in cancer incidence after radiation exposure in animals and in various human populations. The results of their comprehensive analyses appear in the January issue of the journal Radiation Research.

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