Risk of thyroid cancer in survivors of c
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Aliki J. Taylor; Adam P. Croft; Aimee M. Palace; David L. Winter; Raoul C. Reule
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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## Abstract Second primary neoplasms (SPNs) are a recognised late effect of treatment for childhood cancer. Thyroid SPNs can develop after exposure to low‐dose radiation, due to the radio‐sensitivity of the thyroid gland. The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (BCCSS) was set up to directly mo