Abstract

The contractor shall be responsible, as deemed appropriate under the procedures and regulations of the Radiation Effects Research foundation, for providing access to existing information on cancer mortality and morbidity, radiation dose and other relevant factors among a defined population of atomic bomb survivors in order to facilitate collaborative studies involving the National Cancer Institute, the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) in Japan, and other institutions

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Division of Cancer Epidemiology And Genetics (NCI)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01CP071015-000
Application #
2656540
Study Section
Project Start
1997-09-30
Project End
2002-09-29
Budget Start
1997-09-30
Budget End
1998-09-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
National Academy of Sciences
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20418

  Publications

Inai, Kouki; Shimizu, Yukiko; Kawai, Kioko et al. (2006) A pathology study of malignant and benign ovarian tumors among atomic-bomb survivors--case series report. J Radiat Res (Tokyo) 47:49-59
Mizuno, Terumi; Tokuoka, Shoji; Kishikawa, Masao et al. (2006) Molecular basis of basal cell carcinogenesis in the atomic-bomb survivor population: p53 and PTCH gene alterations. Carcinogenesis 27:2286-94
Kishikawa, Masao; Koyama, Kojiro; Iseki, Masachika et al. (2005) Histologic characteristics of skin cancer in Hiroshima and Nagasaki: background incidence and radiation effects. Int J Cancer 117:363-9