Published: January 21st, 2012 at 3:44 pm ET
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Today, Syracuse University professor Thomas J. Csermely argued there is no increased risk of childhood cancer in the vicinity of nuclear reactors. Perhaps this recently published study in the International Journal of Cancer will help him when making such arguments in the future.
Title: Childhood leukemia around French nuclear power plants – the Geocap study, 2002-2007
Source: International Journal of Cancer
Authors: Claire Sermage-Faure, Dominique Laurier, Stéphanie Goujon-Bellec, Michel Chartier, Aurélie Guyot-Goubin, Jérémie Rudant, Denis Hémon, Jacqueline Clavel
Date: Accepted Jan. 5 2012
Abstract
To study the risk of childhood acute leukemia (AL) around French nuclear power plants (NPPs).
The nationwide Geocap case-control study included the 2,753 cases diagnosed in mainland France over 2002-2007 and 30,000 contemporaneous population controls. The last addresses were geocoded and located around the 19 NPPs. The study used distance to NPPs and a dose-based geographic zoning (DBGZ), based on the estimated dose to bone marrow related to NPP gaseous discharges.
An odds ratio (OR) of 1.9 [1.0-3.3], based on 14 cases, was evidenced for children living within 5 km of NPPs, compared to those living 20 km or further away, and a very similar association was observed in the concomitant incidence study (standardized incidence ratio (SIR) = 1.9 [1.0-3.2]). These results were similar for all the 5-year age groups. They persisted after stratification for several contextual characteristics of the municipalities of residence. Conversely, using the DBGZ resulted in OR and SIR close to one in all of the dose categories. There was no increase in AL incidence over 1990-2001 and over the entire 1990-2007 period. The results suggest a possible excess risk of AL in the close vicinity of French NPPs in 2002-2007. The absence of any association with the DBGZ may indicate that the association is not explained by NPP gaseous discharges. Overall, the findings call for investigation for potential risk factors related to the vicinity of NPP, and collaborative analysis of multisite studies conducted in various countries.
Read the abstract here
h/t ACRO via Philippe Nadouce
See also:
- Reuters: Child leukaemia doubles near French nuclear plants says gov't study -- Result is statistically significant -IRSN expert
- Syracuse Professor: "Chernobyl had an exemplary operating record prior to the accident" -- Claims new reactors "inherently safe" -- No increased childhood cancer near NPPs -- US gov't spends "hundreds of billions" on renewable energy
Read the full IJC article here
Published: January 21st, 2012 at 3:44 pm ET
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http://billmoyers.com/episode/crony-capitalism/#disqus_thread
And HP. Thanks for all you do Enenews.
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Kids die, old Profs BS,
So here,
“The rain! The rain!
Run Children Run!
Come inside quick!
There’s Plutonium!”
………………
“Onesies, Twosies, Threesies – Stop!
Kids gotta go in
When the sky’s hot!”
“Foursies, Fivesies, Sixies – Jump!
Feel ’round yer neck
In case there’s a lump!”
“Sevensies, Eightsies, Ninesies – Fall!
Out comes yer hair
So the Doctor ya call!”
“Tensies, Elevensies, Twelvesies – a dozen
Yer Sister got Cancer, so did our Cousin!
……………………………………
“OH, they’ll adapt
kids are resilient.”
So say our Leaders with
reasoning reptilian,
Uncaring that by their acts
they are in fact killing ‘em.
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There must be other types of deaths also, like types of birth deaths.
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@RichardPerry
January 21, 2012 at 8:27 pm · Reply
“There must be other types of deaths also, like types of birth deaths.”
If you have not seen yet I recommend you to explore the Indian scene here:
http://deathdealersnukes.blogspot.com
There is no small numbers problem in this study. There is a clear demarcation between pre nuclear era <1945 and nuclear era and data for them is immense by comparison.
And there is the ECRR 2003 Recommendations.
Still I am ashamed to state that institutions like the IISc, Bangalore are entertaining establishment pseudo scientists and disregarding such studies. I thank ENENEWS for this excellent contribution.
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Nuke plants routinely release radiation into the environment.
http://www.reirs.com/effluent/
http://www.hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q3710.html
http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/routineradioactivereleases.htm
Two other major recent studies indicate a relationship between proximity to
nuke plants and cancer.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/07/20/27840.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18082395
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757021/
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@ Ron
Thanks for the free links.
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A common thread running through most of these mainstream journals is to stck to pre dna witchcraft of the ICRP and completely ignore the ECRR 2003/2010 recommendations.
During the period of this discussions see how the officialese turns to nuclear by fraud:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/221057/despite-disasters-risk-nuclear-energy.html
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The Betrayal of Mankind by the Radiation Protection Agencies
http://du-deceptions.blogspot.com/2010/01/betrayal-of-mankind-by-radiation.html
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Here is another fellow betraying mankind and indeed oneself!
http://justiceinorout.blogspot.com
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Scientific Dishonesty; Dr. Chris Busby
http://youtu.be/dOI-wpMlq28
“I Am Fishead” Are Corporate Leaders Egotistical Psychopaths?
http://youtu.be/6MWpxH-RlFQ
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A comment I made on a previous article may apply to this story as well. Includes links to a story about a 7 year old with a brain tumor that lived near the nuclear plant. Includes links to other articles about the situation there.
Here is the link:
http://enenews.com/obama-chief-political-strategist-david-axelrod-worked-for-exelon-largest-nuclear-plant-owner-in-us-nei-chairman-is-obama-donor
Scroll down to about the 40th comment (not sure how to, or if I can, provide a link directly to my comment) date of comment is November 29, 2011 at 10:31 pm. It is long, 3 postings, 2nd & 3rd post pertain directly to Braidwood.
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@enoughalready45
January 22, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Thanks a lot for all the vital info.
That 7 year old’s story.. Too painful to bear…
Silkwood,Brokovich,Rosalie Bertell, Andrei Sakharov, Alice Stewart, Sternglass, Gofman,Busby,..Mahatma Gandhi. From the details to the broad picture, we have yet to go a long way. India is forever to change her many kilometers of almost virgin coastline by littering the coast with nuclears,coal fired plants, ports and chemical factories and spills… And look at the speed of the devil at work there.Its because of rare sites like this(enenews) that we have hope of mankind turning away from modern civilization… or as predicted by many a sage, in different times and climes, we are doomed into the night of Brahma for 4.32 billion years until again Brahma’s day dawns?
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