U. of Pittsburg radiation expert: Child cancer risk doubles if exposed to just a couple x-rays worth of radiation during pregnancy (VIDEO)

Published: October 6th, 2011 at 8:44 am ET
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SOURCE: Dr. Ernest J. Sternglass is Emeritus Professor of Radiological Physics in the Department of Radiology, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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  • Children twice as likely to develop cancer if mother gets X-ray while pregnant…  1 or 2 rads doubles chance of cancer/leukemia

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  • Doubling in childhood cancer in Albany, NY after bomb test

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  • US was going to build Panama Canal with nuclear bombs

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  • By 1968, 380,000 excess baby deaths

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  • 1958-1970 Research: 32,000 extra cancer cases every year from nuke reactors… there were only around 20 reactors operating at this time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPO7Tft0YlQ

…Part 2 coming soon…

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Published: October 6th, 2011 at 8:44 am ET
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