More fraudulent history of cancer risk assessment: The US National Academy of Sciences Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation (BEAR) I Genetics Panel used falsified data greatly exaggerating hereditary/cancer risks

This paper reports that data used by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation (BEAR) I Genetics Panel (1956) to estimate risks of hereditary damage in the US population were falsified, greatly exaggerating the risks. These risk estimates were mostly based on t...

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Published in:	Chemico-biological interactions Vol. 419; p. 111640
Main Authors:	Calabrese, Edward J., Selby, Paul B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 08.10.2025
Subjects:	Animals Dose response History, 20th Century Humans Ionizing radiation Linear non-threshold Mice Mutation National Academy of Sciences, U.S. - history Neoplasms - etiology Neoplasms - genetics Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - genetics Risk Assessment Scientific Misconduct United States United States Linear non-threshold Scientific misconduct Ionizing radiation Mutation Dose response Risk assessment
ISSN:	0009-2797, 1872-7786, 1872-7786
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