Child cancers up fiftyfold after Fukushima disaster
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104 cases of thyroid cancer have been identified, a far higher rate than the national average Damir Sagolj/Corbis
Cases
of thyroid cancer among children living close to the Fukushima nuclear
power plant have increased fiftyfold since the meltdown in 2011,
according to Japanese scientists.
Read More HereStudy shows alarming thyroid cancer rates in children living near Fukushima
Associated PressSource:
Children
living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with
thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50 times that of children elsewhere.
A
young evacuee is screened at a shelter for leaked radiation from the
tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima,
Most
of the 370,000 children in Fukushima prefecture (state) have been given
ultrasound checkups since the March 2011 meltdowns at the
tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. The most recent
statistics, released in August, show that thyroid cancer is suspected or
confirmed in 137 of those children, a number that rose by 25 from a
year earlier. Elsewhere, the disease occurs in only about one or two of
every million children per year.
"This is more than expected and emerging faster than expected," lead author Toshihide Tsuda said.
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Fukushima radiation hits home as thyroid cancer rises among children
Thyroid cancer rates were about 20 to 50 times the national average, according to the analysis.
TOKYO, Oct. 8 (UPI) --
Fukushima radiation has been linked to a surge in thyroid cancer among
children near the disaster area, and radiation woes have reach South
Korea, where findings revealed imported tobacco from Japan contained
higher than normal levels of radioactive cesium.
A team of Japanese researchers led by Toshihide Tsuda, a professor of environmental epidemiology at Okayama University, said cases of thyroid cancer in Fukushima Prefecture have skyrocketed since March 2011, Kyodo News reported..
The rates were about 20 to 50 times the national average, according to the analysis. The findings were based on screenings of 370,000 Fukushima residents age 18 or younger, and the culprit was increased radiation exposure since the Fukushima nuclear disaster hit the area in March 2011. In late August, the prefecture had identified 104 cases of thyroid cancer..
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A team of Japanese researchers led by Toshihide Tsuda, a professor of environmental epidemiology at Okayama University, said cases of thyroid cancer in Fukushima Prefecture have skyrocketed since March 2011, Kyodo News reported..
The rates were about 20 to 50 times the national average, according to the analysis. The findings were based on screenings of 370,000 Fukushima residents age 18 or younger, and the culprit was increased radiation exposure since the Fukushima nuclear disaster hit the area in March 2011. In late August, the prefecture had identified 104 cases of thyroid cancer..
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