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Fukushima Medical Scare Exposes Blind Spot In Post-Radiation Testing

Five years after the Fukushima power plant meltdown, scientists debate whether incidences of thyroid cancer have increased.

Fukushima Medical Scare Exposes Blind Spot In Post-Radiation Testing

[DIGEST: IFL Science, Science, International Business Times]

On March 11, 2011, a tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, sending it into nuclear meltdown and releasing radioactive material. Residents within a 20-kilometer radius were evacuated the next day, and those living within 30 kilometers were advised to stay indoors as concerns over radiation exposure and cancer grew.

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