WHO sees higher cancer risks in Fukushima Pref.
The Daily Yomiuri -
GENEVA (Jiji Press)--The World Health Organization has said in a report
that it has found rises in cancer risks in areas most affected by
radiation leaked from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. In the
report released Thursday, the WHO assessed ...
Greenpeace slams WHO over Fukushima radiation
euronews -
Greenpeace has criticised the World Health Organisation's (WHO)
assessment of radioactive risks around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.
The environmental group says the WHO has not sufficiently taken into
account the potential long-term health risks to ...
Fukushima disaster residents 'have an extra risk of cancer'
The Times (subscription)
Girls living nearest to 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.
UN report: Slightly higher cancer risk, barely detectable, for those nearest Japan ...
Calgary Herald -
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 ...
Risk of thyroid cancer up 70% for those who lived in the shadow of Fukushima
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation -
People living in areas most contaminated by radiation following the
Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011 are likely to have a higher
risk of getting cancer. An assessment by the World Health Organization,
or WHO, estimates risks in the general ...
Meltdown: Despite the Fear, the Health Risks from the Fukushima Accident Are ...
TIME - 6 hours ago
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Japan riled by WHO's Fukushima cancer warning
NDTV -
Tokyo: Japan on Friday insisted warnings by the World Health
Organisation of a rise in the risk of cancer for people in Fukushima
were overblown, saying the agency was unnecessarily stoking fears. The
UN's health agency said the 2011 nuclear disaster had ...
Japan questions WHO's report over health risks
China Daily -
TOKYO - The Japanese Environment Ministry questioned a World Health
Organization (WHO) report which said cancer risk for people in the most
contaminated area in Fukushima increased after a nuclear disaster caused
by tsunami in 2011 in the prefecture.
New report highlights cancer risk
Herald Scotland -
A magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, killed nearly
19,000 people and devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant,
triggering meltdowns, spreading radiation and forcing about 160,000
people to flee their homes. It was the worst ...
Infants in Fukushima face greater risk of cancer: WHO
Times of India
Infants in Japan's Fukushima prefecture are at greater risk of
developing cancer after the March 2011 accident at the Dai-Ichi nuclear
power plant, the World Health Organization says in a report released
here on Thursday. People living near Dai-Ichi were ...
Cancer risk from Fukushima disaster small, report 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 raises cancer risk
BDlive -
GENEVA — PEOPLE in the area worst affected by the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear accident two years ago have a higher risk of developing certain
cancers, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. A
magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami on ...
Fukushima residents at higher risk of cancer
Irish Independent -
Fukushima residents at higher risk of cancer. Comments. Email; Print;
Font Size. Stephanie Nebehay – 01 March 2013. People in the area worst
affected by Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident two years ago have a
higher risk of developing certain cancers, ...
Slightly higher cancer risk seen for Fukushima victims
Boston Globe -
...
the highest increases in cancer risk appeared for people exposed as
infants. Chris Meyers /Reuters. In the report, the highest increases in
cancer risk appeared for people exposed as infants to radiation from
Fukushima in the most heavily affected areas.
Record cesium level found in Fukushima fish
Asahi Shimbun -
A record concentration of radioactive cesium--5,100 times the
government's food safety standard--was detected in a fish caught near
the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the plant's operator said
Feb. 28. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the reading of ...
Record high radiation found in fish in Japan's Fukushima
Xinhua -
TOKYO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A fish contaminated with radiation levels as
much as 5,100 times of legal limits has been caught near Japan's
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, hitting a record high, said the nuclear
plant operator. The Tokyo Electric Power ...
Japan cancer risks rise
ABC Online -
The World Health Organisation has released a report saying the risk of
thyroid cancer in those living within a 20km radius of the 2011
Fukushima nuclear disaster has risen. Thyroid cancer among women exposed
to radiation as infants were expected to be up ...
Japanese disaster films highlight victims' stories
The News International -
The unnerving clicks of dosimeters are constant as people wearing white
protective gear quickly visit the radiated no-go zones of decayed farms
and empty storefronts. Evacuees huddle on blankets on gymnasium floors,
waiting futilely for word of ...
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 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, ...
Fukushima cancer risk near plant
Sky News Australia - Feb 28, 2013
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 - Feb 28, 2013
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 - Feb 28, 2013
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 ...
PROMETHEUS TRAP (15): US maintained sense of urgency over nuclear accident
Asahi Shimbun - Feb 28, 2013
Editor's note: This is the final part of a series that has run in the
past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals
with the different responses between Japan and the United States in
dealing with the Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011 ...
Report: Fukushima's radiation damaged more souls than bodies
CNN - Feb 28, 2013
(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 ...
Much of Fukushima's fallout was gone with the wind
Nature.com - Feb 28, 2013
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 - Feb 28, 2013
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.
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