Experts Chime In To Explain Fukushima Thryoid Cancer Concerns (cancernetwork.com)

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @11:27PM from the can't-rule-it-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Experts and the lead author of the Fukushima study findings explain what the data really tells us and the flaws in claims that there is a link between the disaster and cancer rates. From the article: "It is too soon to determine the influence of radiation exposure on thyroid cancer risk among children and adolescents who were exposed to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, according to the lead author of findings presented at the 15th International Thyroid Congress (ITC) and 85th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) this week in Lake Buena Vista, Florida."

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Re:So NOW they say it! by Hussman32 · 2015-10-22 05:11 · Score: 3, Informative

Except the clear evidence really isn't that clear, there are differences between men and women in the UK of 3 to 1.5 per 100,000 people, and thyroid cancer is up to 15 per 100,000, the peak of your referenced graph, (with an increasing trend) in the US. As the US was further away from Chernobyl, does that mean it helped people prevent thyroid cancer?
I'm not sure what the reasonable course of action is, but giving money to everyone isn't it.

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