Re: Thyroid cancer: Chernobyl

[Jim Muckerheide <jmuckerheide@delphi.com>]

The source for 1800 thyroid cancers is the UNSCEAR 2000 (May Report), June 6
issuance of Press Release and Report to General Assembly. They do not report
deaths. The date are in Appendix J, which I do not have. 

However, there was a ref to "one death" earlier in this work, no basis for
reducing from the 3 previously reported. (Some early reports included very
low-dose areas, so perhaps 2 were determined not be to Chernobyl-exposed? The
deaths were due to treatment failures - they should not have occurred.)

There are no other adverse health effects, as of 14 years, from Chernobyl.

I can send these electronically. (Plus the UNSCEAR ltr to the Secretary
General commenting on the UN Agency that claims that Chernobyl is a large and
continuing disaster. It is a good resource for editors/reporters that a conned
by the "Chernobyl children" Public Relations stunt by the anti nukes.)

Regards, Jim
muckerheide@mediaone.net
Radiation, Science, and Health
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Patricia Milligan wrote:
> 
> sent mymessage out without signature..sorry..
> 
> the number of deaths reported in the 10 year follow up was 3 fatalities.  (OECD 1996  "Chernobyl
Ten years On.  Radiological and Health Impact.  An Appraisal by the NEA
Committee on Radiation
Protection and Public Health" (Paris: Organziation for Economic Cooperation
and Development,
Nuclear Energy Agency) pp 112.
> 
> Patricia A Milligan, CHP
> pxm@nrc.gov
> 301-415-2223
> 
> >>> Peter.Vernig@med.va.gov 08/10 10:02 AM >>>
> Bjorn,
> 
> I don't remember seeing any number for deaths.  But 597 or something just
> under 600 was the number of cases reported in the ten year follow up
> studies, I believe.
> 
> Peter G. Vernig
> vernig.peter@med.va.gov
> 
> ---
> I heard/saw somewhere not long ago a (low) number for the thyroid cancer
> deaths among "Chernobyl" children. (I don't want to mention the approx.
> number since it may be wrong and also since I don't remember the source -
> let me just say that it was _much_ lower than 1800).
> 
> Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers@hotmail.com
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