The Stewards of Chernobyl Are Passing Mutations Down to Their Children

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...
Phys.org

Genome sequencing unveils mutational impacts of radiation on mammalian cells

The recent release of the wastewater from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...
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Chernobyl guardians are passing radiation mutations on to their children

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not only themselves, but their children, to hidden genetic damage. The ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Radiation may increase breast cancer risk in some women

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. LONDON — Mammograms aimed at finding breast cancer might actually raise the chances of developing it in young women whose genes ...
Medscape

Oophorectomy for Breast Cancer Prevention in Women With BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations

Women's Health. 2009;5(1):63-68. Table 1. Summary of Studies on Breast Cancer Risk Reduction and Prophylactic Oophorectomy Study No. of carriers included Mean follow-up Breast cancer relative risk ...