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Important Notice: The Hanford Health Information Network (HHIN) closed in
May, 2000. HHIN Web pages are provided as archived information only, and
are not currently maintained. Information contained on the HHIN Web pages may be
out-of-date.
Current information is available through the
Hanford Community Health Project,
which is updated by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overview of Radiation
and Potential Health Effects
PUBLICATIONS
An Overview of Hanford and Radiation Health Effects -- Introduction to the
history of Hanford's radioactive releases and the potential health effects of radiation.
Are My Health Problems Caused by Radiation from Hanford? -- Overview of
why science cannot answer this question with certainty and of scientific studies and
other efforts now underway.
Health Bulletin -- Information about iodine-131 and thyroid disease with
recommendations for health screening.
Radioactivity in the Body -- Explains how radiation exposure occurs and
how the body handles certain radioactive substances released from Hanford.
Health Risk Viewpoints: Radiation and Cancer -- Features viewpoints
written by radiation health physicist Ernest Sternglass, PhD, and epidemiologists Alice
Stewart, MD, and Gregg Wilkinson, PhD, on cancer health risks associated with
exposure to radiation.
Genetic Effects and Birth Defects from Radiation Exposure -- Explains what
genetic effects and birth defects are and how radiation exposure might cause them;
summarizes studies.
The Immune System and Radiation -- Summary of what is known about the
effects of radiation on the immune system.
Epidemiology: Understanding Health Studies -- Introduction to epidemiology
focusing on environmental exposures to low-dose radiation and why there are still
unanswered questions about the health effects of radiation from Hanford.
Potential Health Problems from Selected Radionuclides: Plutonium,
Strontium, Cerium and Ruthenium -- Discusses the potential health effects from
exposure to these four radionuclides.
Radionuclides in the Columbia River -- Discusses the potential human health effects from five radionuclides released to the Columbia River; also addresses possible
effects on fish.
The Nervous System and Radiation -- Discusses what is known about the effects of radiation on the nervous system.
Using Health Studies to Understand Your Risk from Radiation Exposure: A Guide to Radiation Risk Estimates and Statistics -- An introduction to the concepts and terms scientists use to describe the risk from radiation exposure.
Perspectives on the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study -- Provides the viewpoints of scientists and citizens on the Draft Final Report of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study.
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