Онкологическая и неонкологическая патология щитовидной железы в Республике Беларусь после катастрофы на ЧАЭС

Abstract

Among the medical consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe in the Republic of Belarus the growth of a pathology of a thyroid gland. The analysis of the incidence of thyroid cancer of the population of the Brest region showed reliable tendency to growth. Аmong 1-4 groups of “primary registration” (State-run registration of people who suffered radiation exposure due to the Chernobyl catastrophe) in the pathology of the thyroid gland is set significant cases of autoimmune thyroiditis. Registration of the greatest number of cases of various thyroid diseases among persons 1 and 3 groups of primary accounting proves, once again, that the long-term effects of small doses of ionizing radiation affect the health of the population, living on the contaminated territory. The highest incidence rates were registered in the Gomel region.