Similar trends can be seen for the incidence of all cancers excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer (Fig. Cancer frequency. These considerations are particularly important in the interpretation of time trends in the registries with doses above 0.5 mSv, as these are dominated by trends observed in Belarus, where since 1990 considerable effort has gone into improving the completeness and accuracy of cancer registration1, 51 and where in the most contaminated areas particular attention is paid to the early detection and treatment of various cancers.1, 19. Descriptive epidemiology of thyroid cancer in France: Incidence, mortality and survival. Thyroid cancer is usually rare among children, with less than one new case per million diagnosed each year. Cancer support groups have sprung around the country. potassium iodide), were reportedly implemented, records of activities are not generally available. We assessed the frequency a … Belarus has new money, introduces coins. Trends in mortality and cancer incidence when age at diagnosis was at least 70 years were not considered, as it is recognized that they are often subject to large artificial trends because of changes in the extent to which cancers in older people are diagnosed and recorded.46 Cancer groupings and types a priori of interest were: childhood cancers, thyroid cancer, all cancers excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer, leukemia and breast cancer. We used all these approaches in the current study and based our overall assessment on comparisons of the 3. During the meeting Lukashenka promised that “We will solve any problems, if the United States only wishes it. Whole‐body dose was calculated annually as the cumulative dose since 1986, allowing for a lag time of 2 years for leukemia and 5 years for all other cancers, as has been done in studies of atomic bomb survivors.47 For thyroid cancer, age‐specific (0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–29, 30–59 and ≥60 years) dose to the thyroid in 1986 was used, allowing for a 5‐year lag. AF, attributable fraction; ATA, at time of accident; BEIR VII, Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation; DDREF, dose and dose‐rate effectiveness factor; EAR, excess absolute risk; ERR, excess relative risk; IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer; UI, uncertainty interval; UNSCEAR, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. This review attempts to give the English-speaking audience a better understanding of how Belarusian state media shape public opinion in the country. The effect of dose on cancer incidence was examined using a Poisson regression model allowing for a registry effect, in addition to age at diagnosis (in 5‐year categories), sex and their interactions. Characterizing the general chelating affinity of serum protein fetuin for lanthanides.