A new study found a significantly elevated risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia among workers who were engaged in recovery and clean-up activities following the Chernobyl power plant accident in 1986. Radiation has been long known to increase the risk of various types of leukemia. Earlier studies of Chernobyl cleanup workers suggested there might be an increased risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (a less aggressive form of leukemia) associated with radiation exposure, and this new study provided stronger evidence to support this association. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Zablotska LB, et al. Radiation and the Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic and Other Leukemias among Chornobyl Cleanup Workers. Environmental Health Perspectives. Online November 8, 2012.
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