Assertion: radioactive iodine | /r/Causes | cancer
Facets:
value: in a relatively short time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The radioactive iodine easily goes into the thyroid and causes cancer.
text: Radioactive iodine is also produced by nuclear tests and accidents, and if inhaled or swallowed, it tends to accumulate in the thyroid, where it can cause damage or cancer.
text: Potassium iodide, or KI, works by flooding the thyroid with stable iodine, thereby reducing the thyroid's ability to absorb and retain radioactive iodine (iodine-131) which can cause cancer in a relatively short time.
text: Too much radioactive iodine in your body can also cause thyroid nodules or cancer.