The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 is among the largest technogenic catastrophes in the history of humankind. The vast territories of Ukraine, Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation as well as bordering European states have been exposed to the contamination by the long-lived radionuclides released from the destroyed nuclear power station. The medical consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe are being studied for more than three decades. In fact, the increased risk of certain forms of leukemia is among the major stochastic effects of radiation exposure. Nevertheless, the final unambiguous conclusions as to the role of low-dose radiation exposure in the induction of leukemia are still pending. The book presents the results of studies on the diagnosis of various forms of hematological malignancies in Ukrainian patients provided for more than thirty years in the Oncohematology Department of RE Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Among the groups of leukemia patients under our study were the Chernobyl clean-up workers as well as the patients from Ukrainian population inhabiting the territories with different levels of radionuclide contamination. For the first time, some trends in the patterns of hematological malignancies in several sample groups under study have been identified throughout the post-Chernobyl period. The putative association between the radiation exposure and the increasing risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia has been discussed based on our own data as well as the data of the available literature.

Book Information
ISBN 9781536186994
Author Daniil Gluzman
Format Hardback
Page Count 147
Imprint Nova Science Publishers Inc
Publisher Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 152g