Almost every second cancer patient in Tajikistan lives in the Sughd province, where the main part of the country’s uranium legacy is concentrated. Many tailings storage facilities are located near populated areas. However, no studies have been conducted in the country to understand whether the state of the environment, including the radiation background, affects the level of cancer diseases. Amid climate change, which enhances the transfer of po…
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