Low doses of ionizing radiation increase risk of death from solid cancers

New results from a study coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) show that protracted exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation increases the risk of death from solid cancers.

Risk of cancer from exposure to ionizing radiation: a retrospective cohort study of workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS)
Richardson DB, Cardis E, Daniels RD, Gillies M, O’Hagan JA, Hamra GB, Haylock R, Laurier D, Leuraud K, Moissonnier M, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Thierry-Chef I, Kesminiene A.
BMJ, Published Online 21 October 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h5359
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