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What age group is at the highest risk from exposure to radioiodine?

April 26, 2017age exposure group Highest radioiodine risk

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What age group is at the highest risk from exposure to radioiodine?

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Children are the group with the highest risk. A significant increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer among children in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia was observed as a result of exposure to radioiodine from the Chernobyl accident. The younger the children, the higher the observed risk. No similar increase was reported for adults.