Chernobyl necklace
A Chernobyl necklace is a horizontal scar at the base of the throat which results from surgery to remove a
The term takes its name from the increased rate of thyroid cancer after the Chernobyl disaster. The scar has also been referred as the Belarus necklace[5] or the Belarusian Necklace, in reference to the large number of thyroid cancer occurrences in the nation caused by the nuclear fallout from neighboring Ukraine. The use of the word necklace indicates its visual resemblance to the horizontal scar around the neck, but also contrasts the negative connotations of the scar with the beauty of an actual necklace.[6]
Cause
The radioactive iodine isotope
Occurrences
After the Chernobyl disaster, incidents of thyroid cancer among civilians in Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and Poland have risen sharply.[5][8] It is estimated that many of those affected have the necklace, however, no statistical information of the affected population exists at this time. See the article on
After the
In literature
The phenomenon inspired the title of the 1999 book Bagrjane namisto ("The Crimson Necklace"), by poet and Chernobyl survivor Valentin Mikhailjuk.[10][11]
References
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- ^ a b Bulisova, Gabriela (2005). "Chernobyl Revisited". Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ a b Millar, Sarah (25 March 2011). "A Chernobyl scientist recalls her years spent at the plant". Toronto Star.
- ^ Alford, Erika Masuda; Hu, Mimi I.; Ahn, Peter; Lamont, Jeffrey P. (25 March 2011). "Thyroid and Parathyroid Cancers". In Pazdur, Richard; Wagman, Lawrence D.; Camphausen, Kevin A.; Hoskins, William J. (eds.). Cancer Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach (13 ed.). Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Nocera, Joe (11 July 2011). "Chernobyl's Lingering Scars". The New York Times.
- ^ Paschyn, Christina Maria (27 April 2011). "Will Women in Japan Wear the "Chernobyl Necklace"?". Ms. Magazine Blog.
- ^ Mikhailjuk, Valentin (1999). Багряне намисто [The Crimson Necklace]. Kyiv: Institut Narodoznavstva NAN Ukraïni.
- ^ "Вечір памяті "Чорнобиль стукає в наші серця"" [Evening of Remembrance: "Chernobyl beats in our hearts"]. Publichna Biblioteka Vishnevoї misʹkoї radi (Vyshneve City Council Public Library). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2021.