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2013-12-17 Government

US Servicemen suffering cancer from Fukushima reactor operation.

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-12-17 06:44|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The Defense Department and other organizations have said the radiation levels that troops were exposed to during Operation Tomodachi were safe, implying that any cancers or physical ailments since then are coincidental. Nearly half of all men and one-third of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society.

Any comment about the cancer incidents vs. age distribution being skewed to the left?

Posted by gorb 2013-12-17 15:20|| 2013-12-17 15:20|| Front Page Top

#2 was less than the radiation exposure received from about one month of exposureto natural background radiation from sources such as rocks, soil, and the sun

Were that even true, how quickly did 'the month' occur? The reported diversity of disease suggests an initiation trigger event for what might have been the naturally occurring progression of disease.

Posted by Skidmark 2013-12-17 18:07|| 2013-12-17 18:07|| Front Page Top

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