The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-3329
Print ISSN : 0040-8727
ISSN-L : 0040-8727
Leukemia and Ionizing Radiation in Japan
Masatoshi Sakka
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1965 Volume 85 Issue 1 Pages 12-15

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Drs. Miyata and Enomoto reported six cases of leukemia of patients of the breast cancer treated by radiation from 1941 to 1956. Estimated population at risk was 65, 900 man-years. Observed incidence of 6/65, 900 is significantly higher than an expected incidence of 1.56×10-5 man-years for the same period of observation.
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