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Post by Ex_Nuke_Troop on Feb 8, 2014 9:34:27 GMT
Jiji Press : 8 More Fukushima Kids Found with Thyroid Cancer Fukushima, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--Eight more Fukushima Prefecture children have been confirmed as having thyroid gland cancer following the prefecture's checkups, a prefectural panel said Friday. The northeastern Japan prefecture began the checkups in 2011 due to the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power station. Those subject to the measure were 18 or under at that time.The panel, made up mainly of doctors and other medical experts, said it is unlikely the disease was caused by exposure to radiation from radioactive materials from the stricken power station. The panel said 75 people were suspected of having thyroid gland cancer as of the end of last year, of whom 33 were confirmed as having the disease. Three months before, the number of confirmed patients stood at 25. The total number of people eligible for the checkups is 375,000, of whom about 270,000 have been examined. jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2014020700952
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