Experience of screening of thyroid status during the post-Chernobyl period

The results of 30 years of regular screening and research in the radionuclide-contaminated and uncontaminated areas of Belarus are analyzed. The possible reasons for the contradictory and controversial conclusions made by different research groups that addressed the possible consequences of the Chernobyl disaster during the early postdisaster period are given. The results of the evaluation of the dynamics of the elevated incidence of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents are presented. The importance of continued screening of the population for early detection of thyroid disease is discussed.