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[HEALTHE] Study: 1950s nuclear fallout worse than thought

Fri, 1 Mar 2002 15:20:10 -0500

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March 1, 2002 Posted: 1:56 PM EST (1856 GMT)

Study: 1950s nuclear fallout worse than thought

 

TAKOMA PARK, Maryland (CNN) -- Radioactive fallout from 1950s

above-ground nuclear weapons testing spread farther than researchers

previously realized and most increased cancer rates in the United

States, according to a scientific report.

 

" Any person living in the contiguous United States since 1951 has been

exposed to radioactive fallout, and all organs and tissues of the body

have received some radiation exposure, " the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute said in a progress

report prepared for Congress. The report was reviewed by the Institute

for Energy and Environmental Research.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/03/01/nuclear.fallout/index.html

 

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