不気味なニュースが流れています
英語ですけどね。毎日、日本のニュースを見ていますが、見逃しています。
Thyroid cancer now suspected in 104 youths from Fukushima; government denies link to radiation
Thyroid cancerは甲状腺のガンです。まさに福島原発からです。
The latest health report from Fukushima Prefecture counts 104 young people with confirmed or suspected thyroid cancer, suggesting a dramatically higher than normal rate. Because nuclear disasters release large amounts of radioactive iodine, which accumulates in the thyroid gland, thyroid cancer is a known risk of such events.
"Many people are being diagnosed with cancer at this time, thanks to the high-precision tests," said radiation biology professor Yoshio Hosoi of Tohoku University. "We must continue closely examining the people's health in order to determine the impact of radiation exposure on causing thyroid tumors."
Yet, in spite of this shocking figure, the prefecture is attempting to downplay any potential connection with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On June 30, 2014, the prefecture publicized the result of thyroid gland tests on 300,000 residents who were 18 or younger at the time of the nuclear disaster. Of those with suspected or confirmed thyroid cancer, the average age at the time of the disaster was 14.8. Of the 104 cases, 57 have been confirmed as cancerous and one has been categorized as a benign tumor.
A rate of 104 cases in 300,000 youths translates to an average of nearly 35 cases per 100,000. In contrast, the thyroid cancer rate among teenagers of equivalent age in Miyagi Prefecture, far from Fukushima, is only 1.7 per 100,000.
The Aizu region, just over 80 kilometers from Fukushima, has a rate of 27.7 per 100,000, with examinations still ongoing. The Nakadori region, which includes the city of Fukushima itself and several mandatory evacuation zones, has a rate of 35 per 100,000.
Critics counter that thyrod cancer screening techniques have significantly improved since 1986, allowing earlier detection.
Indeed, a 2004 study published in the journal Radiation Research found that thyroid cancer rates 18 years after the Chernobyl disaster were directly related to the radioactive iodine dose absorbed by patients back in 1986.
In July 2014, a Japanese doctor wrote an open letter to the newsletter of the Association of Doctors in Kodaira, metropolitan Tokyo, explaining that he believes eastern Japan to be too contaminated by radiation for humans to safely inhabit. The author, Shigeru Mita, had worked as a doctor in metropolitan Tokyo for more than 50 years before deciding that the region was no longer safe.
In the letter, Mita noted that, since the disaster, he had seen dramatic increases in radiation-induced health problems. These problems included "nosebleed, hair loss, lack of energy, subcutaneous bleeding, visible urinary hemorrhage, skin inflammations, coughs and various other non-specific symptoms," as well as rheumatic muscle problems similar to those seen after the Chernobyl disaster.
Other problems, such as declining white blood cell counts in children under the age of 10 and persistent respiratory symptoms, showed rapid improvement in patients who moved to western Japan.
これをどうして政府が否定するのでしょうか？ 肯定したらパニックになるからですか？ おかしいですよね。これから福島の人がどんどん、ガンで死んでいくのは見えています。それが近隣の県に広がり、関東まで拡がる可能性があるわけです。
２日前に書いたことが現実になるのです。それを「赤信号渡れ」で放置するのが日本です。恐ろしいではありませんか？
記事元のひとつ、朝日新聞の英語版です。嘘つき朝日ですが、これは嘘ではないでしょう。
The number of young people in Fukushima Prefecture who have been diagnosed with definitive or suspected thyroid gland cancer, a disease often caused by radiation exposure, now totals 104, according to prefectural officials.
The 104 are among 300,000 young people who were aged 18 or under at the time of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and whose results of thyroid gland tests have been made available as of June 30. They were eligible for the tests administered by the prefectural government.
Of these 104, including 68 women, the number of definitive cases is 57, and one has been diagnosed with a benign tumor. The size of the tumors varies from 5 to 41 millimeters and averages 14 mm.
The average age of those diagnosed was 14.8 when the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011.
However, government officials in Fukushima say they do not believe the cases of thyroid gland cancer diagnosed or suspected in the 104 young people are linked to the 2011 nuclear accident.
The figure can be extrapolated for comparison purposes to an average of more than 30 people per population of 100,000 having definitive or suspected thyroid gland cancer.
The figure is much higher than, for example, the development rate of thyroid cancer of 1.7 people per 100,000 among late teens based on the cancer patients’ registration in Miyagi Prefecture.
But experts say the figures cannot be compared because the test in Fukushima Prefecture covers a large number of people who have no symptoms.
Experts are divided over whether the cases of thyroid gland cancer diagnosed or suspected in the 104 young people should be linked to the 2011 nuclear accident.
In connection with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the number of young people diagnosed with thyroid cancer rose only after four years. The cancer is also known to develop slowly.
But some researchers say that the occurrence of thyroid gland cancer is likely to be increased by the Fukushima nuclear accident.
“Many people are being diagnosed with cancer at this time, thanks to the high-precision tests,” said Yoshio Hosoi, professor of radiation biology at Tohoku University. “We must continue closely examining the people’s health in order to determine the impact of radiation exposure on causing thyroid tumors.”
By regions, 27.7 people per 100,000 people have been diagnosed with definitive or suspected thyroid cancer in the Aizu region, located 80 kilometers or farther from the crippled nuclear plant. The number could increase after thorough examinations are completed for people in the region
Around 35 people per 100,000 have been diagnosed with definitive or suspected cancer in the Nakadori region, which includes Fukushima city and several municipalities designated as mandatory evacuation zones, and the coastal Hamadori region.
Hokuto Hoshi, who chairs a panel that discusses matters related to the prefectural survey on the health impact from radiation on Fukushima’s residents, said the panel’s subcommittee will soon analyze the test results to determine the impact of the accident on the thyroid tumor rate.
“In order to scientifically compare the results of the development rates of each region, we must take into account age and other characteristics (of the 104 people),” he said.
The prefecture also plans to continue medical checkups on residents in the prefecture and use the test results as a basis for comparison in the future, prefectural officials said.
Thyroid cancer now suspected in 104 youths from Fukushima; government denies link to radiation
Thyroid cancerは甲状腺のガンです。まさに福島原発からです。
The latest health report from Fukushima Prefecture counts 104 young people with confirmed or suspected thyroid cancer, suggesting a dramatically higher than normal rate. Because nuclear disasters release large amounts of radioactive iodine, which accumulates in the thyroid gland, thyroid cancer is a known risk of such events.
"Many people are being diagnosed with cancer at this time, thanks to the high-precision tests," said radiation biology professor Yoshio Hosoi of Tohoku University. "We must continue closely examining the people's health in order to determine the impact of radiation exposure on causing thyroid tumors."
Yet, in spite of this shocking figure, the prefecture is attempting to downplay any potential connection with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Tumor rate 20 times normal
In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered multiple meltdowns following a massive earthquake and tsunami, and released enormous amounts of radioactive material into the surrounding environment.On June 30, 2014, the prefecture publicized the result of thyroid gland tests on 300,000 residents who were 18 or younger at the time of the nuclear disaster. Of those with suspected or confirmed thyroid cancer, the average age at the time of the disaster was 14.8. Of the 104 cases, 57 have been confirmed as cancerous and one has been categorized as a benign tumor.
A rate of 104 cases in 300,000 youths translates to an average of nearly 35 cases per 100,000. In contrast, the thyroid cancer rate among teenagers of equivalent age in Miyagi Prefecture, far from Fukushima, is only 1.7 per 100,000.
The Aizu region, just over 80 kilometers from Fukushima, has a rate of 27.7 per 100,000, with examinations still ongoing. The Nakadori region, which includes the city of Fukushima itself and several mandatory evacuation zones, has a rate of 35 per 100,000.
Government denies link, but signs continue to emerge
Fukushima officials have denied any connection between the elevated cancer rates and the nuclear disaster. In addition, some officials have attempted to cast doubt on the findings by noting that it took four years for thyroid cancer rates to rise following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, and that many of the youths with suspected cancer are not showing any symptoms.
"In order to scientifically compare the results of the development rates of each region, we must take into account age and other characteristics [of the 104 people]," said Hokuto Hoshi, chair of the panel designated to discuss and analyze the results of the health survey.Critics counter that thyrod cancer screening techniques have significantly improved since 1986, allowing earlier detection.
Indeed, a 2004 study published in the journal Radiation Research found that thyroid cancer rates 18 years after the Chernobyl disaster were directly related to the radioactive iodine dose absorbed by patients back in 1986.
In July 2014, a Japanese doctor wrote an open letter to the newsletter of the Association of Doctors in Kodaira, metropolitan Tokyo, explaining that he believes eastern Japan to be too contaminated by radiation for humans to safely inhabit. The author, Shigeru Mita, had worked as a doctor in metropolitan Tokyo for more than 50 years before deciding that the region was no longer safe.
In the letter, Mita noted that, since the disaster, he had seen dramatic increases in radiation-induced health problems. These problems included "nosebleed, hair loss, lack of energy, subcutaneous bleeding, visible urinary hemorrhage, skin inflammations, coughs and various other non-specific symptoms," as well as rheumatic muscle problems similar to those seen after the Chernobyl disaster.
Other problems, such as declining white blood cell counts in children under the age of 10 and persistent respiratory symptoms, showed rapid improvement in patients who moved to western Japan.
これをどうして政府が否定するのでしょうか？ 肯定したらパニックになるからですか？ おかしいですよね。これから福島の人がどんどん、ガンで死んでいくのは見えています。それが近隣の県に広がり、関東まで拡がる可能性があるわけです。
２日前に書いたことが現実になるのです。それを「赤信号渡れ」で放置するのが日本です。恐ろしいではありませんか？
記事元のひとつ、朝日新聞の英語版です。嘘つき朝日ですが、これは嘘ではないでしょう。
The number of young people in Fukushima Prefecture who have been diagnosed with definitive or suspected thyroid gland cancer, a disease often caused by radiation exposure, now totals 104, according to prefectural officials.
The 104 are among 300,000 young people who were aged 18 or under at the time of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and whose results of thyroid gland tests have been made available as of June 30. They were eligible for the tests administered by the prefectural government.
Of these 104, including 68 women, the number of definitive cases is 57, and one has been diagnosed with a benign tumor. The size of the tumors varies from 5 to 41 millimeters and averages 14 mm.
The average age of those diagnosed was 14.8 when the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011.
However, government officials in Fukushima say they do not believe the cases of thyroid gland cancer diagnosed or suspected in the 104 young people are linked to the 2011 nuclear accident.
The figure can be extrapolated for comparison purposes to an average of more than 30 people per population of 100,000 having definitive or suspected thyroid gland cancer.
The figure is much higher than, for example, the development rate of thyroid cancer of 1.7 people per 100,000 among late teens based on the cancer patients’ registration in Miyagi Prefecture.
But experts say the figures cannot be compared because the test in Fukushima Prefecture covers a large number of people who have no symptoms.
Experts are divided over whether the cases of thyroid gland cancer diagnosed or suspected in the 104 young people should be linked to the 2011 nuclear accident.
In connection with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the number of young people diagnosed with thyroid cancer rose only after four years. The cancer is also known to develop slowly.
But some researchers say that the occurrence of thyroid gland cancer is likely to be increased by the Fukushima nuclear accident.
“Many people are being diagnosed with cancer at this time, thanks to the high-precision tests,” said Yoshio Hosoi, professor of radiation biology at Tohoku University. “We must continue closely examining the people’s health in order to determine the impact of radiation exposure on causing thyroid tumors.”
By regions, 27.7 people per 100,000 people have been diagnosed with definitive or suspected thyroid cancer in the Aizu region, located 80 kilometers or farther from the crippled nuclear plant. The number could increase after thorough examinations are completed for people in the region
Around 35 people per 100,000 have been diagnosed with definitive or suspected cancer in the Nakadori region, which includes Fukushima city and several municipalities designated as mandatory evacuation zones, and the coastal Hamadori region.
Hokuto Hoshi, who chairs a panel that discusses matters related to the prefectural survey on the health impact from radiation on Fukushima’s residents, said the panel’s subcommittee will soon analyze the test results to determine the impact of the accident on the thyroid tumor rate.
“In order to scientifically compare the results of the development rates of each region, we must take into account age and other characteristics (of the 104 people),” he said.
The prefecture also plans to continue medical checkups on residents in the prefecture and use the test results as a basis for comparison in the future, prefectural officials said.
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