Background radiation and cancer risks: A major intellectual confrontation within the domain of radiation genetics with multiple converging biological disciplines.
J Occup Environ Hyg
; 20(12): 621-632, 2023 12.
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ABSTRACT
This paper assesses the judgments of leading radiation geneticists and cancer risk assessment scientists from the mid-1950s to mid-1970s that background radiation has a significant effect on human genetic disease and cancer incidence. This assumption was adopted by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation (BEAR) I Genetics Panel for genetic diseases and subsequently applied to cancer risk assessment by other leading individuals/advisory groups (e.g., International Commission on Radiation Protection-ICRP). These recommendations assumed that a sizeable proportion of human mutations originated from background radiation due to cumulative exposure over prolonged reproductive periods and the linear nature of the dose-response. This paper shows that the assumption that background radiation is a significant cause of spontaneous mutation, genetic diseases, and cancer incidence is not supported by experimental and epidemiological findings, and discredits erroneous risk assessments that improperly influenced the recommendations of national and international advisory committees, risk assessment policies, and beliefs worldwide.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Radiação de Fundo
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Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Hyg
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos