[ RadSafe ] [New post] Strange thyroid cysts in 30% ofFukushima children

[KARAM, PHILIP]

It'd also be interesting to compare the thyroid burden (and dose) to a diagnostic dose of I-131.

With respect to the number of cysts - it is likely that there was no 100% census of childrens' thyroids before the accident and, without that information, there's no way to know what the background incidence of nodules or cysts was. On the other hand, there's no reason why such a survey can't be done today in a city (or cities) unaffected by fallout from Fukushima, and such a comparison would certainly be informative. But lacking such information, nobody can do more than speculate.

Andy

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Maybe all Japanese kids have "Strange thyroid cysts. Have anybody look at
what the background is?

J. R. Johnson


On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Brennan, Mike (DOH) <
Mike.Brennan at doh.wa.gov> wrote:

> "Accumulated I-131 might have changed the structure of the thyroid."
>
> How does I-131 accumulate without an ongoing source?  Yes, it increases
> in the thyroid for some time after exposure starts, but if new I-131
> does not continue coming into the system decay predominates and the
> amount decreases.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Roger Helbig
> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 2:39 AM
> To: RADSAFE
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] [New post] Strange thyroid cysts in 30%
> ofFukushima children
>
> Latest in the claims - they know that no one can disprove the lies -
> they will never release enough information to determine that!
> Roger Helbig
>
>
> Strange thyroid cysts in 30% of Fukushima children
>
> by Christina MacPherson
>
> Former head doctor of National Cancer Center,"Thyroids of Fukushima
> children look like honeycomb from too much cysts"
> http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/06/former-head-doctor-of-national-cancer
> -centerthyroids-of-fukushima-children-look-like-honeycomb-from-too-much-
> cysts/
>  by Mochizuki on June 28th, 2013
>
> On 3/10/2013, the former head doctor of National Cancer Center radiation
> diagnosis department, Matsue had a speech in Fukushima collaborative
> clinic. (There were some political opinions about this clinic but
> Fukushima Diary stays away from any kinds of the discussion, only
> focuses on the medical facts newly found.)
>
> Dr. Matsue is the chief of this clinic. He stated thyroids of Fukushima
> children have countless numbers of cysts to look like honeycomb.
> <Translate>
>
> (In the thyroid test of Fukushima children) Shockingly about 30% of the
> children have thyroid cysts. It was also 35% from Fukushima prefectural
> government's test. Prefectural government's test probably misses small
> cysts of 1~2mm because their test is too quick, but the cysts rate was
> almost the same. However, <Translate>
>
> Countless numbers of small cysts were found in the thyroids of about
> half of those 30% children, which is not reported in the prefectural
> government's test. I thought it was like "honeycomb", I have never seen
> such a thing.
>
> Recently, a clinic in Kobe tested the thyroid of the children who
> evacuated from Fukushima..
>
> The doctor in Kobe also reported about the "honeycomb looking thyroids".
> What the world is that ? It's no less than the half of the thyroids. The
> half-life of I-131 is 8 days, but it's not strange if it causes any
> thyroid abnormality. Rationally thinking, it has something to do with
> radiation. <Translate>
>
> "Accumulated I-131 might have changed the structure of the thyroid."
> http://togetter.com/li/481810?page=1
>
> Christina MacPherson | June 29, 2013 at 8:34 am | Categories:
> Fukushima 2013, health, Japan | URL: http://wp.me/phgse-dLu
>
> http://nuclear-news.net/2013/06/29/strange-thyroid-cysts-in-30-of-fukush
> ima-children/
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