Due to the known higher sensitivity of children to radiation, radiation emergencies resulting in releases of radioactive substances to the environment may understandably cause fear among nursing mothers about the potential transfer of radioactivity with breastmilk to their babies.
However, this transfer might only be of concern in extreme situations, like for local populations near the area most affected by a radioactive release.
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这一担忧主要限于大量释放放射性碘情况。
The concern would be mainly limited to situations with large releases of radioactive iodine, as the risk of thyroid cancer for breastfed infants would be higher than to their mothers.
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母乳喂养的婴儿患甲状腺癌的风险会高于其母亲。
Thyroid blocking by oral administration of stable iodine (together with control of food and drinking-water) is an important protective action when radioactive iodine may be released in large quantities.