Posted on 09/13/2013 6:13:44 PM PDT by matt04
Children living near nuclear power plants do not have an increased risk of developing leukaemia, a study says.
Experts looked at data on 10,000 children diagnosed under five between 1962 and 2007, and where they lived.
The British Journal of Cancer study is not the first to rule out a link - but previous studies' methods were challenged.
Cancer Research UK said the results were "heartening" but added monitoring should continue.
Leukaemia is the twelfth most common cancer in the UK, but accounts for a third of all cancers diagnosed in children.
Around 500 new cases were diagnosed in children under the age of 15 in 2010 in the UK.
Concern over a link between nuclear power plants and childhood cancers was triggered in the early 1980s when a TV investigation reported a higher number of cases among children living near the Sellafield plant in Cumbria.
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Is that because the cancer shows up later in life? /S, couldn’t help myself.
They should look at the thyroids of children living in Fukushima. Something like 60% are showing signs of exposure. Doctors in Japan have been ordered not to tell parents that their children’s health problems may be related to the disaster.
This is about well managed British nukes. Not about the Japanese disaster.
I am 67 years old and worked in the nuclear propulsion and nuclear power plants for 40 years. Retired 2 years ago and no health issues. Draw your own conclusions.
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