What to know

• Canadian nuclear power plant workers show elevated prostate cancer and melanoma incidence
• Risk linked to chronic low-dose ionising radiation exposure in occupational settings
• Findings contribute to existing evidence on occupational health hazards in nuclear industry

“Protracted exposure to low-dose ionising radiation and cancer incidence among Canadian nuclear power plant workers: Canadian NPPWs have increased risks of prostate cancer and melanoma from low-dose ionising radiation exposure”

Study title · Occupational and Environmental Medicine journal

Canadian nuclear power plant workers Study subjects