DIVE DEEPER.
Review the resources and citations below.
SONOGRAM EVE
[1] RADIATION DOSE EFFECTS IN RELATION TO OBSTETRIC X-RAYS AND CHILDHOOD CANCERS - The Lancet I have this study now)
[2] Fairlie, I., and A. Körblein. 2015. Comment on ‘Updated investigations of cancer excesses in individuals born or resident in the vicinity of Sellafield and Dounreay’: premature all-clear for nuclear power
[3] Hypothesis to explain childhood cancer near nuclear power plants - PubMed
TODDLER EVE
[1] Nichols and Olson, 2024. Gender and Ionizing Radiation: Towards a New Research Agenda Addressing Disproportionate Harm, UN Institute for Disarmament Research.
[2] Olson, M. (2019). Disproportionate impact of radiation and radiation regulation. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 44(2), 131–139. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2019.1603864
CHILD EVE
[1] United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2011. Understanding Radiation in Your Life, Your World. Radiation Protection. Cesium. March 24. https://www.fuji-water.com/radiation/Cesium_RadiationProtection_USEPA.pdf
[2] The Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is continuing research into how radioactive pollution contributes to diseases common in our society today. The Chan School pays tribute to the history of the Baby Tooth Study conducted by concerned scientists in 1959–1963. https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/weisskopf-lab/research-projects/st-louis-baby-tooth-later-life-health-study-overview/
[3] July 26, 1963 speech by President John F Kennedy on the Partial Test Ban Treaty that ended atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. (President Kennedy speech video: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/televised-address-on-nuclear-test-ban-treaty) (JFK audio speech: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwha-207)
YOUNG ADULT EVE
[1] No safe dose factsheet. Beyond Nuclear. https://beyondnuclear.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/NO_Safe_Dose-copy.pdf .
This is not abstract math. It is physical, measurable, and permanent damage to our DNA. Our opportunity: A path to real protection. We have the scientific data to modernize radiation standards right now. By centering policy on the actual biological impact—the damage to chromosomes—we can create a safer future.
[2] Caufield, C. 1985. Multiple Exposures: Chronicles of the Radiation Age. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
REPRODUCTIVE YEARS EVE
[1] Datesman AM. Radiobiological shot noise explains Three Mile Island biodosimetry indicating nearly 1,000 mSv exposures. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 2;10(1):10933. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-67826-5. PMID: 32616922; PMCID: PMC7331574. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7331574/
[2] Talbott EO, Youk AO, McHugh KP, Shire JD, Zhang A, Murphy BP, Engberg RA. Mortality among the residents of the Three Mile Island accident area: 1979-1992. Environ Health Perspect. 2000 Jun;108(6):545-52. doi: 10.1289/ehp.00108545. PMID: 10856029; PMCID: PMC1638153. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1638153/
[3] Wing S, Richardson D, Armstrong D, Crawford-Brown D. A reevaluation of cancer incidence near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant: the collision of evidence and assumptions. Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Jan;105(1):52-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9710552. PMID: 9074881; PMCID: PMC1469835. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1469835/
ADULT EVE
[2] Post-radiation syndrome as a NO/ONOO– cycle, chronic fatigue syndrome-like disease - ScienceDirect
[4] Chapter 6: The Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation, in: Norway People’s Aid 2025 Report, “Is it safe?” https://www.npaid.org/publications/is-it-safe-a-framework-for-assessing-and-addressing-the-ongoing-humanitarian-and-environmental-consequences-of-nuclear-testing