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 lowβdose radiation, due to the radioβsensitivity of the thyroid gland. The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (BCCSS) was set up to directly mo