Response to Tsuda et al. "demonstrating the undermining of science and health policy after the Fukushima nuclear accident by applying the toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods".
Epidemiological methods
Nuclear accident
Overdiagnosis
Screening
Thyroid cancer
Journal
Environmental health : a global access science source
ISSN: 1476-069X
Titre abrégé: Environ Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101147645
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 02 2023
17 02 2023
Historique:
received:
05
01
2023
accepted:
14
01
2023
entrez:
21
2
2023
pubmed:
22
2
2023
medline:
25
2
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The SHAMISEN (Nuclear Emergency Situations - Improvement of Medical And Health Surveillance) European project was conducted in 2015-2017 to review the lessons learned from the experience of past nuclear accidents and develop recommendations for preparedness and health surveillance of populations affected by a nuclear accident. Using a toolkit approach, Tsuda et al. recently published a critical review of the article by Cléro et al. derived from the SHAMISEN project on thyroid cancer screening after nuclear accident. We address the main points of criticism of our publication on the SHAMISEN European project. We disagree with some of the arguments and criticisms mentioned by Tsuda et al. We continue to support the conclusions and recommendations of the SHAMISEN consortium, including the recommendation not to launch a mass thyroid cancer screening after a nuclear accident, but rather to make it available (with appropriate information counselling) to those who request it.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The SHAMISEN (Nuclear Emergency Situations - Improvement of Medical And Health Surveillance) European project was conducted in 2015-2017 to review the lessons learned from the experience of past nuclear accidents and develop recommendations for preparedness and health surveillance of populations affected by a nuclear accident. Using a toolkit approach, Tsuda et al. recently published a critical review of the article by Cléro et al. derived from the SHAMISEN project on thyroid cancer screening after nuclear accident.
MAIN BODY
We address the main points of criticism of our publication on the SHAMISEN European project.
CONCLUSION
We disagree with some of the arguments and criticisms mentioned by Tsuda et al. We continue to support the conclusions and recommendations of the SHAMISEN consortium, including the recommendation not to launch a mass thyroid cancer screening after a nuclear accident, but rather to make it available (with appropriate information counselling) to those who request it.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36803161
doi: 10.1186/s12940-023-00966-z
pii: 10.1186/s12940-023-00966-z
pmc: PMC9936769
doi:
Types de publication
Review
Letter
Comment
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
17Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentOn
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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