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

Dan McCarn hotgreenchile at gmail.com
Thu Jul 4 12:47:08 CDT 2013


How do these changes compare to patients undergoing thyroid ablation?

Dan ii

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On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:02 PM, KARAM, PHILIP <PHILIP.KARAM at nypd.org>wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:
> radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of John R Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:36 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] [New post] Strange thyroid cysts in 30%
> ofFukushima children
>
> 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-----
> > From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> > [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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