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HTDS Guide > Findings and Interpretations:
Section Summary
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Section Summary
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The HTDS is a scientific study conducted to
determine whether there was an increased risk of developing thyroid
disease among people exposed to iodine-131 from Hanford. |
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The HTDS data show that the risks of thyroid
disease were about the same regardless of the radiation doses people
received. |
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The findings mean that if there is an increased
risk of thyroid disease from exposure to Hanford's iodine-131, it is
probably too small to observe using the best epidemiologic methods
available. |
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Researchers found that the occurrence of thyroid
disease in the study group was about the same as has been reported
for other populations. |
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