News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, March 11, 2008

Radiation Exposure In Utero and in Young Children Increases Adult Cancer RiskRadiation exposure before birth or during early childhood increased the risk of adult solid cancers, according to a study of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.It is known that radiation exposure during fetal development increases the risk of childhood cancers and that exposure during early childhood increases the risk of adult-onset cancers.

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