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Fukushima Nuclear Accident Reports Higher Risks of Cancer
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported, based on a 'Health Risk Assessment from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami based on preliminary dose estimation' that there is a greater risk for specific cancers in ...http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5276/20130228/fukushima-nuclear-accident-reports-higher-risks-cancer.htm

 

Fukushima disaster has raised cancer risk: WHO

Times of India -

LONDON: The worst health fears over the Fukushima nuclear accident following the tsunami in Japan two years ago, has now been confirmed. The first-ever analysis of the global health effects due to radiation exposure after the Fukushima accident has ...

WHO Sees Low Health Risks From Fukushima Accident

New York Times - ‎

TOKYO — A study published on Thursday by the World Health Organization on the health risks associated with the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suggested that the risk for certain types of cancers had increased slightly among ...

Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says

Los Angeles Times -

The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller risk for ...

Fukushima cancer risk slightly up for those exposed to highest radiation dose

Toronto Star -

In this April 7, 2011 file photo, Japanese police, wearing suits to protect them from radiation, search for victims inside the deserted evacuation zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors. By: Raveena Aulakh Global Environmental reporter, ...

UN report: Slightly higher cancer risk, barely detectable, for those nearest Japan ...

Vancouver Sun -

LONDON - Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation face an increased cancer risk so small it probably won't be detectable. In fact, experts ...

Fukushima cancer risk 'played down to aid nuclear industry'

The Times (subscription) - ‎

People living in the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone have almost a 70 per cent increased risk of thyroid cancer, the World Health Organisation says. Their lifetime chances of getting the disease rose by two-thirds, from 0.75 per cent to 1.25 per cent.

Fukushima cancer risk near plant

Sky News Australia - ‎

Updated: 07:32, Friday March 1, 2013. Fukushima cancer risk near plant. Fukushima disaster raised the cancer risk for people living near the atomic plant, but no jump in cases is expected elsewhere, the UN's health agency says, sparking an angry reaction ...

Cancer risk from Fukushima nuclear plant disaster "quite small," says World ...

CBS News -

LONDONPeople exposed to the highest doses of radiation during Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011 may have a slightly higher risk of cancer but one so small it probably won't be detectable, the World Health Organization said in a report ...

WHO assesses cancer risk from Fukushima radiation

Livemint - ‎

Experts calculated that people in the most affected regions had an additional 4-7% overall risk of developing cancers including leukaemia and breast cancer. Photo: AFP. Also Read. Gandhigiri against cancer · Sun Pharma arm to make generic version of ...

Report: Fukushima's radiation damaged more souls than bodies

CNN - ‎7 hours ago‎

(CNN) -- Two years ago, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake generated a tsunami of historic proportions that waylaid Japan's northeast coastline, including a nuclear power plant. As Fukushima Daiichi unraveled in global public view with fire, explosions and ...

Higher cancer risk after Fukushima nuclear disaster: WHO

Reuters India -

By Stephanie Nebehay. GENEVA | Fri Mar 1, 2013 1:23am IST. GENEVA (Reuters) - People in the area worst affected by Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident two years ago have a slightly higher risk of developing certain cancers, the World Health ...

Much of Fukushima's fallout was gone with the wind

Nature.com -

Cancer risks from nuclear disaster concentrated in a few radiation hotspots. Declan Butler. 28 February 2013. Children evacuated from the Fukushima region take potassium iodide to prevent thyroid cancer after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011.

WHO downplays Fukushima cancer risk

Financial Times - ‎

People exposed to the highest radiation doses during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear emergency in 2011 have only a slightly raised risk of developing some cancers, according to an assessment released by the World Health Organisation on Thursday.

Fukushima: Cancer a risk for those in worst hit zone

Mail & Guardian Online - ‎

People in the area worst affected by the Fukushima Daiichi accident have a higher risk of developing cancer, says the World Health Organisation. A magnitude nine earthquake and tsunami in 2011 devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggering ...

Fukushima infant cancer risks outlined in new WHO report

RT - ‎10 hours ago‎

The Fukushima disaster has resulted in high cancer risks for children living nearby: The WHO estimated a 70 percent increase in the risk that girls residing within 12 miles radius of the epicenter will develop thyroid cancer. A magnitude-9 earthquake and ...