WITHDRAWN: Cancer Incidence in the Population Residing Near Nuclear Power Plants in India, - A Study From Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai

Abstract

Background: The very few research studies done on risk of cancer among population living vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) locations in India. This is first study to examine cancer incidence, Mortality and Tobacco related cancers in population living near to nuclear power plants (NPPs). Methods: All sites of cancer data collected during 2011-15 period from six population-based cancer registries established near to nuclear power plant locations in India. The statistical tools such as age-standardized rate (ASRs), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMRs), Cumulative risk, mortality to incidence ratio, and probability of developing cancer is used to examine cancer burden among population near nuclear facilities. Results: The cancer incidence in population near NPPs are lower than the other non-NPP registries in India, and even national average. In males, mouth, tongue, oesophagus, larynx and lung are most common cancers; and breast, cervix and ovary are more predominate among females in all six NPP registries. Nearly, 50% of cancer are related to tobacco consummation in all registries. This study does not found any excess risk of cancer incidence in population living near to the nuclear facilities. Conclusion: Overall, our study findings are consistent with other well document studies on the risk of cancer among population near nuclear facilities. The main strength of this study is that this is first large study on cancer risk in population living near to NPPs areas. Also, this highlighted the need for the ecological study of multiple cancer types in the population living near nuclear facilities; and record linkage-based case-control study of cancer in children and adults near nuclear facilities.