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Higher cancer risk after Fukushima nuclear disaster: WHO
(Reuters, Feb. 28, 2014）
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 Organization said on Thursday.
"A breakdown of data, based on age, gender and proximity to the plant, does show a higher cancer risk
for those located in the most contaminated parts," Dr. Maria Neira, WHO director for public health and environment,
said of the Fukushima report.
In the most contaminated area, the WHO estimated that there was a 70 percent higher risk
of females exposed as infants developing thyroid cancer over their lifetime.
The thyroid is the most exposed organ as radioactive iodine concentrates there
and children are deemed especially vulnerable.
LEUKEMIA, BREAST CANCER
The WHO report estimated that in the most contaminated area there was a 7 percent higher risk of leukemia in males exposed as infants,
and a 6 percent higher risk of breast cancer in females exposed as infants. Overall, girls had a 4 percent increased risk
of developing solid cancers.
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