UN Reports Thousands of Thyroid Cancers 25 Years After Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
From VOANews:
Twenty five years after the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a United Nations report estimates the disaster caused thyroid cancer in more than 6,000 children in the affected area.
The world's worst nuclear accident caused thousands of cases of thyroid cancer among children, largely from drinking contaminated milk, according to a report by the U.N. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.
Type:
- Log in to post comments
