英闻天下——359 WHO: Cancer Risk Hikes around Fukushima

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　　However, the report predicts no additional risks for other parts in Japan and neighboring countries, including China.

 

　　The report evaluated the cancer risks posed on three age groups, including one-year-old babies, 10-year-old children and 20-year-old adults.

 

　　Maria Neira, director of Public Health and Environment at WHO explains.

 

　　"In these two most affected¹ locations, for leukemia, for instance, lifetime risk what we can predict is that in the sex group of males and infants, we can predict an increase of 7 percent over the baseline risk. For breast cancer, we saw a predicted increase risk of 6 percent for females again for infant females, one-year old."

 

　　The report also shows lifetime risks for leukemia, thyroid cancer and all solid cancers for the emergency workers in the nuke plant are likely to be higher.

 

　　Angelika Tritscher, WHO Coordinator² of Risk Assessment³ and Management said cancer risks from the accident can be neglected for Japan's neighboring countries.

 

　　"The rest of Fukushima prefecture and in particular, neighboring countries and the rest of the world, the estimated increase cancer risk is negligible so it is within the variation of normal background rates."

 

　　The Japanese Environment Ministry⁴ is questioning the WHO report, saying it "is not a chart predicting the future".

 

　　The ministry says it is not confirmed that low-dose radiation of 100 millisieverts or lower has impacts on health.

 

　　A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami⁵ in mid-March, 2011 severely⁶ damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and caused a nuclear leakage⁷.

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