More cases of thyroid cancer

 December 26, 2017

5 more minors in Fukushima Pref. at time of nuclear accident diagnosed with thyroid cancer

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171226/p2a/00m/0na/003000c

FUKUSHIMA -- Five more people in Fukushima Prefecture who were 18 and under at the time of the 2011 nuclear accident were diagnosed with thyroid cancer as of the end of September this year, a prefectural investigative commission announced at a Dec. 25 meeting.

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Fukushima Prefecture established the commission to examine the health of residents after the March 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. A total of 159 Fukushima prefectural residents who were aged 18 and under when the meltdowns occurred have now been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

The commission stated on Dec. 25 that "it is difficult to think the cases are related to radiation exposure" from the disaster.