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Over a third of Fukushima children at risk of developing cancer

Friday, July 20, 2012

Over a third of Fukushima children at risk of developing cancer


Over a third of children in Japan's Fukushima region could be prone to cancer if medics don’t apply more effort in treating their unusually overgrown thyroid glands and commit to international health aid and consultations, according to a new report.

­The shocking new report shows that nearly 36 per cent of children in the nuclear disaster-affected Fukushima Prefecture have abnormal thyroid growths. This is an extremely large number of abnormalities – some of which, experts say, pose a risk of becoming cancerous.

After examining more than 38,000 children from the area, medics found that more than 13,000 have cysts or nodules as large as 5 millimeters on their thyroids, the Sixth Report of Fukushima Prefecture Health Management Survey states..... MORE

SourceRT.com

URL: http://www.rt.com/news/fukushima-children-radiation-exposure-abnormalities-632/

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