Tag Archives: thyroid cancer

‘Babushkas of Chernobyl’ Finds Life Thriving in Scarred Land via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/11/24 by norma field

By George Johnson As we walked among the empty houses of Zalesye, the last thing I expected to see was an inhabitant. But suddenly there she was. Striding from her cottage in heavy boots, a scarf tied on her head, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: the First Cancers Emerge via Counterpunch

Posted on 2015/10/23 by norma field

by OLIVER TICKELL The Japanese government has made its first admission that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear plant developed cancer as a following decontamination work after the 2011 disaster. The man worked at the damaged plant for over a … Continue reading →

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Researcher: Children’s cancer linked to Fukushima radiation via AP

Posted on 2015/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (AP) — A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50 times that of children elsewhere, a difference the authors contend undermines the government’s position … Continue reading →

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Thyroid Cancer Detection by Ultrasound Among Residents Ages 18 Years and Younger in Fukushima, Japan: 2011 to 2014. via Epidemiology

Posted on 2015/10/07 by kojimaaiko

Epidemiology: Post Author Corrections: October 5, 2015 doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000385 Original Article: PDF Only Thyroid Cancer Detection by Ultrasound Among Residents Ages 18 Years and Younger in Fukushima, Japan: 2011 to 2014. Tsuda, Toshihide; Tokinobu, Akiko; Yamamoto, Eiji; Suzuki, Etsuji Abstract … Continue reading →

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‘Political rhetoric, not science’: Greenpeace slams IAEA Fukushima report via RT

Posted on 2015/09/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Greenpeace has lashed out against the conclusions of IAEA’s latest report on the Fukushima disaster, calling the claim that radioactive exposure is “unlikely” to result in increased thyroid cancer risk in children a political rhetoric rather than science. On Monday, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima finds 16 new cases of thyroid cancer in young people via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sixteen young people who lived near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, prefectural authorities said May 18, although they added it is “unlikely” a direct result of the nuclear accident. Fukushima Prefecture … Continue reading →

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Filmmakers Ash and Kamanaka discuss radiation, secrets and lives via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/05/13 by norma field

Dreux Richard Ian Thomas Ash and Hitomi Kamanaka are perhaps the two most widely viewed filmmakers who have produced documentaries about the effects of radioactivity in Fukushima since the March 11, 2011, disaster. Ash’s commitment to the subject arose after … Continue reading →

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Censorship? Self-censorship? 検閲? 自己検閲? via documenting ian

Posted on 2015/03/14 by norma field

配給会社都合により、急遽「A2-B-C」上映中止せざるを得なくなってしまいました。 The Japanese distributor of ‘A2-B-C’ (WEBSITE), my documentary about children living in Fukushima, is cancelling all domestic screenings of the film. They are also canceling the contract to distribute the film in Japan, despite there being more than two … Continue reading →

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112 Fukushima Children Suspected (28 Cases) or Confirmed (84 Cases) with Thyroid Cancer: 108 from Initial Screening and 4 from Full-Scale Screening via Fukushima Voice

Posted on 2014/12/26 by norma field

The Seventeenth Prefectural Oversight Committee convened in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on December 25, 2014, releasing the latest results of thyroid examination, consisting of Initial Screening or the first-round (originally scheduled to be conducted from October 2011 to March 2014, … Continue reading →

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Demystifying the Official Discourse on Childhood Thyroid Cancer in Fukushima via The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Posted on 2014/12/08 by norma field

By Piers Williamson […]Between them, Yamashita and Suzuki give four ‘facts’ to support their denials of a link with radiation exposure. First, Suzuki holds that the unprecedented scale of the testing explains the cancers being found. This is the so-called … Continue reading →

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