Russia: cases of thyroid cancer double

The doctor examines a thyroid gland for a baby (Photo: TTO) Cancer cases involving the thyroid gland will double in the Briansk region, west of Russia, from now until 2010, due to the impact of the home explosion. Chernobyl atomic electric eyebrow 20 years ago.

According to Russian health statistics, there are currently about 1.5 million Russians living in 14 radioactive contaminated areas after the incident of the Chernobyl plant. Russian authorities predict that from now to 2010, more than 500 cases of thyroid cancer will be recorded in Briansk, the area most affected after the explosion at Chernobyl atomic plant on April 26, 1986.

Russian health authorities confirmed that in this area alone, 122 cases of thyroid cancer were discovered. Currently, in addition to the residents in the areas exposed to the radiation risk of disease, there are more than 186,000 Russians in many areas (firefighters, soldiers and civilians) who have participated in the post-disaster cleanup. , carries the potential risk of related diseases.

In September 2005, the United Nations issued a report that estimated 4,000 deaths in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, the three countries most affected. Meanwhile, Greenpeace estimates that there are 93,000 deaths from cancer due to radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl explosion.

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