Radiation environmental effects on the lymphoid neoplasia pathology

Objective: This study aims to assess the effects of the radiation environment in the vicinity of a sealed Romanian uranium mine over the number of patients with lymphoid neoplasia pathology, during 2009-2010, in comparison with a witness area. Material and method: Two groups have been created: people exposed and unexposed to the radiation environment, made up by the population in the towns of Stei and Marghita (from Bihor County) and the dosages of various radio nuclides, the calculation of the incidence of lymphomas for both groups, the relative risk (RR) and the attributable risk (AR) have been carried out. Results: A higher lymphoma incidence has been obtained in generally and on the different lymphoma types: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Multiple Myeloma (MM) in the exposed zone, in comparison with the unexposed one. We found statistically important differences (p