Nearly 36 percent of children in Fukushima Prefecture have been disgnosed with abnormal growths on their thyroids, although doctors insist there is no link between the "cluster" of incidents and the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in March of last year.
The Sixth Report of Fukushima Prefecture Health Management Survey, released in April, included examinations of 38,114 children, of whom 35.3 percent - some 13,460 children - were found to have cysts or nodules of up to 5 mm (0.197 inches) on their thyroids.
A further 0.5 percent, totalling 186 youngsters, had nodules larger than 5.1 mm (0.2 inches).
A study by the Japan Thyroid Association in 2001 found that zero percent of children in the city of Nagasaki had nodules and only 0.8 percent had cysts on their thyroids.
"Yes, 35.8 percent of children in the study have lumps or cysts, but this is not the same as cancer," said Naomi Takagi, an associate professor at Fukushima University Medical School Hospital, which administered the tests.
"We do not know that cause of this, but it is hard to believe that is due to the effects of radiation," she said. "This is an early test and we will only see the effects of radiation exposure after four or five years."
The local authority is carrying out long-term testing of children who were under the age of 18 on March 11 last year, the day on which the magnitude-9 Great East Japan struck off the coast of north-east Japan, triggering the massive tsunami that crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Thyroid examinations were first conducted in October last year and will be carried out every two years up to the age of 20 and every five years for the rest of the children's lives.
A second report has been issued by Japan's Institute of Radiological Sciences in which it found that some children living close to the plant were exposed to "lifetime" doses of radiation to their thyroid glands.----
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9410702/Nearly-36pc-of-Fukushima-children-diagnosed-with-abnormal-thyroid-growths.html
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radiation update from arnie gunderson/fairewinds assoc.
they dont think its cancer? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!
Posted Jul-19-2012 Byeeep (975.48) 
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welcome to America.
Posted Jul-19-2012 Bysnipingangel (311.50) 
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look up "chernobl heart" on youtube.
it's a very well done documentary of the after effects to the population of radiation exposure.
Posted Jul-19-2012 Byjen8933 (1084.46) jen8933 View Channel Send Message
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@jen8933 Yup, and they had the same thyroid issue there too.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByTexasguy817 (238.52) Texasguy817 View Channel Send Message
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@Texasguy817
yes indeed. and thereafter it got worse with severe birth defects. defects not just suffered in that part or the former soviet union but in downwind countries as well and not just humans--dairy cattle, wildlife, birds.
they are still feeling the effects and the emergency concrete sheid over the reactor is in very poor condition.
one of the main complaints of those of us who are anti-nuclear in all it's forms, is that there is no long term plan to store it and no realistic plan to More..
Posted Jul-19-2012 Byjen8933 (1084.46) jen8933 View Channel Send Message
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@Texasguy817 Practically all of the few resulting thyroid cancer cases will be cured safely.
On the other hand. When people like you get your way, and they close down the nuclear facilities, thousands die every year from smog as a result.
These are just facts though so don't worry about it.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByST0N3PONY (5225.42) 
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This is what a giant earthquake/tsunami can do. Fuck shit up.
I hope they can clean this mess up.
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@SacredVow
The amount of abortions alone surpasses that number. Plenty of people suicide with high internal counts.
Increases in illnesses linked to higher radiation levels, birth rate drops in Japan and USA since 3/11.
Just because people aren't going green and getting cancer doesn't mean radiation isn't harming people.
The immediate damage is minor in short term, long run damage takes time to bioaccumulate, thats without even discussing that radiation alters dna even in low amounts, especial More..
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByN4CR (1023.20) 
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@SacredVow Facts and reality aren't really important buddy. Alex Jones says to be afraid, so they're afraid. The doctors and scientists and every credible expert says to stop being afraid, but, they're not Alex Jones.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByST0N3PONY (5225.42) 
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@ST0N3PONY
Go eat some strontium 90 contaminated tuna and prove it.
Alex jones is a zionist fruit loop carrot for nutcases.
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@SacredVow
It's 1300 by the way.
And that's from a university with of course no ties at all to nuclear (cough cough). FUnny how everyone who doesn't have a vested interest in the nuclear industry says a different thing again? Russian govt just admitted 1 million died from Chernobyl, so 1300 from an accident with 5x as much fuel and plenty of aerosolization involved (you can see the steam coming out of the ground on camera still..) 3 reactors much larger than chernobyl melting down into bedroc More..
Posted Jul-23-2012 ByN4CR (1023.20) 
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Bullfucking shit! Radiation first effects the thyroids and of course it's not cancerous, YET. What was the percentage prior to the incident huh? Why can't we tell the people the truth.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByTexasguy817 (238.52) Texasguy817 View Channel Send Message
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doesnt anyone remember that chernobyl documentary...samething happened with the chernobyl area! its for sure from the radiation!
Posted Jul-19-2012 Byvoteme (14.60) 
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Sad and inevitable. Ukrainian children are still holidaying here every year and it's been 27 years since the Chernobyl disaster and they have a variety of radiation spawned illnesses. Ukrainians are still giving birth to really sick kids. This story is going to run and run.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByLickyLicky (401.50) 
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No connection?!
After Chernobyl, kids all around Europe started to develop thyroid cancer!
Still to this day, kid after kid develops it. It's directly connection even small dosages of radiation.
To be a doctor and to say it has no connection is to say your a fucking sell out who dose what ever his or her government tells them too.
Fucking idiots. Their own kids will pay for their ignorance.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByFreakawn (112.70) 
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although doctors insist there is no link...
Till the rate hits 99.9% by the end of next year...
Crimes against Humanity are occurring to protect Industry.
Posted Jul-19-2012 Bynewton (262.30) 
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@newton Yeah, I'm sure you know better than the doctors.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByST0N3PONY (5225.42) 
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@ST0N3PONY Oh, please do enlighten everyone to how safe sitting on a meltdown is. This is stuff I learned in HighSchool. It's pretty basic.
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@newton Yeah. You're more educated than the doctors and scientists who all say that you're full of shit.
But, keep listening to Alex Jones. He's the expert.
Posted Jul-19-2012 ByST0N3PONY (5225.42) 
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@ST0N3PONY Guess you didn't pay attention in high school. Who is Alex Jones? That joke went over my head.
Posted Jul-20-2012 Bynewton (262.30) 
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@newton I didn't pay attention in highschool? Is that where you learned to listen to retarded conspiracy theorists and ignore the experts? In highschool?
And, you know who Alex Jones is, your lies are weak.
Posted Jul-20-2012 ByST0N3PONY (5225.42) 
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All these bastards ever do is try to cover everything up and deny that there is a serious problem... sometime soon people all over the world will wake up to all the bullshit that we are told.
Posted Jul-19-2012 Bythefatman (96.36) 
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