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• Rate of Rare Liver Cancer High Among Russian Nuclear Workers, Particularly Women, Study Finds

  A new study of Russian nuclear workers, one of only a few to examine liver cancer in people exposed to radiation in a chronic, low-dose occupational setting, finds higher rates of bile duct cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma among the workers, as well as unusually high rates in women of angiosarcoma of the liver, a form of cancer that is extremely rare.

  Category: News Release Tags: Mayak Nuclear Workers, occupational radiation exposure, radiation, radiation exposure