The Ukrainian-American Study of Leukemia and Related Disorders among Chornobyl Cleanup Workers from Ukraine: I. Study Methods

• DOI: 10.1667/rr1402.1
• Publication Date: 2008-11-13T15:31:57Z
• Authors: A. Romanenko; V. Bebeshko; M. Hatch; D. Bazyka; S. Finch; I. Dyagil; R. Reiss; V. Chumak; A. Bouville; N. Gudzenko; L. Zablotska; M. Pilinskaya; T. Lyubarets; E. Bakhanova; N. Babkina; N. Trotsiuk; B. Ledoschuk; Y. Belayev; S. S. Dybsky; E. Ron; G. Howe
• Keywords: Ukrainian

Romanenko, A., Bebeshko, V., Hatch, M., Bazyka, D., Finch, S., Dyagil, I., Reiss, R., Chumak, Bouville, Gudzenko, N., Zablotska, L., Pilinskaya, Lyubarets, T., Bakhanova, E., Babkina, Trotsiuk, Ledoschuk, B., Belayev, Y., Dybsky, S. Ron, E. and Howe, G. The Ukrainian-American Study of Leukemia Related Disorders among Chornobyl Cleanup Workers from Ukraine: I. Methods. Radiat. Res. 170, 691–697 (2008).There are relatively few data on the risk leukemia those exposed to external radiation during cleanup operations after nuclear accident, results have not been consistent. To investigate this further, we assembled a cohort 110,645 male workers Ukraine identified cases occurring period 1986 2000. Detailed interviews were conducted individual bone marrow doses estimated using new time-and-motion method known as RADRUE described in companion paper II. For initial analyses used nested case-control approach with minimum five controls per case, matched for year birth, oblast (region) registration, residence. All reviewed by an international panel experts; 87 111 confirmed. dose–response analysis given III. As background, describe herein design, procedures, outcome case finding confirmation, control selection, dose estimation interviewing subjects.