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Suggestion of reduced cancer risks following cardiac x-ray exposures is unconvincing

Authors: Richard W. Harbron, Claire-Louise Chapple, John J. O’Sullivan, Choonsik Lee, Kieran McHugh, Manuel Higueras, Mark S. Pearce

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 4/2018

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Mohan Doss has provided us with an interesting interpretation of our study investigating cancer risks among young people undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures [1, 2]. As in previous correspondence [3], Doss adjusts expected cancer incidence figures to demonstrate apparently reduced standardised incidence ratios (SIR) for populations exposed to radiation. …

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Harbron RW, Chapple CL, O'Sullivan JJ, Lee C, McHugh K, Higueras M, Pearce MS. Cancer incidence among children and young adults who have undergone x-ray guided cardiac catheterization procedures. Eur J Epidemiol. 2018;71:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0357-0.

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Title: Suggestion of reduced cancer risks following cardiac x-ray exposures is unconvincing
Authors: Richard W. Harbron
Claire-Louise Chapple
John J. O’Sullivan
Choonsik Lee
Kieran McHugh
Manuel Higueras
Mark S. Pearce
Publication date: 01-04-2018
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0383-y

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