UPI - Fukushima radiation has been linked to a surge in thyroid cancer
among children near the disaster area,... 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. Some epidemiologists like Shoichiro Tsugane of the National Cancer
Center disputed the findings and said it is too early to say whether the
results are conclusive.
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