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Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Causes Cancer: Review of 26 Studies Shows

Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Causes Cancer: Review of 26 Studies Shows

Radiation and Health July 27, 2020 at 10:29 pm 0 comments

An international team of experts in the study of cancer risks associated with low-dose ionizing radiation published the monograph, “Epidemiological studies of low-dose ionizing radiation and cancer: Summary bias assessment and meta-analysis,” in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on July 13, 2020.  

What Happens When Your Body Receives High Radiation Dose? [Animation]

What Happens When Your Body Receives High Radiation Dose? [Animation]

Radiation and Health, Videos April 12, 2020 at 9:01 am 0 comments

Working in a nuclear power plant has to be one of the world’s most dangerous jobs, and in today’s new video we’ll show you exactly why nuclear energy is so powerful and so feared. We’re talking about the scientists who received the highest dose of radiation in human history in a tragic nuclear accident. How long can you survive after being dosed with such a heavy amount of radiation? Watch this new video to hear about the true story of the scientists who lived through nuclear accident, but were forever changed.

It’s 2018 and Fukushima is Not Safe: The Japanese Govt is Lying to the World

It’s 2018 and Fukushima is Not Safe: The Japanese Govt is Lying to the World

Fukushima January 31, 2018 at 12:05 am 2 comments

An appeal from Etsuji Watanabe, member of the Japanese anti-radiation citizen-scientist group ACSIR (Association for Citizens and Scientists Concerned about Internal Radiation Exposures)

One the Fukushima 50 undergoes a radiation check. Picture: Rob Gilhooly

In 2018, Fukushima Workers and US Sailors in the Pacific are still Suffering from Radiation, Stigma and Stress

Fukushima January 25, 2018 at 7:03 am 1 comment

Around 30 per cent of workers at the plant subsequently displayed high post traumatic stress responses (PTSR), including flashbacks and avoidance of reminders of the terrifying events they experienced, according to lead researcher Jun Shigemura, an associate professor at Japan’s National Defense Medical University’s department of psychiatry.