We’ve attached a recent publication from our group that suggests that the release affected the type and/or incidence of thyroid cancer in the local population in the two decades following the incident.
Thanks,
Jim Broach, David Goldenberg, Darrin Bann
Altered Molecular Profile in Thyroid Cancers From Patients Affected by the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
Objectives/Hypothesis: In 1979, Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant experienced a partial meltdown with release of radioactive material. The effects of the accident on thyroid cancer (TC) in the surrounding population remain unclear. Radiation-induced TCs have a lower incidence of single nucleotide oncogenic driver mutations and higher incidence of gene fusions. We used next generation sequencing (NGS) to identify molecular signatures of radiation-induced TC in a cohort of TC patients residing near TMI during the time of the accident.