Decades of research following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have provided extensive data on the long-term health effects of radiation exposure. The Lifespan Study (LSS), involving over 120,000 survivors and their descendants, has revealed that while radiation did increase the risk of cancer, the scale of this increase is relatively small, accounting for only 1-2% of all deaths among survivors. Leukemia cases peaked about a decade after the bombings, while solid cancers appeared later.
Contrary to widespread fears, the LSS found no detectable increase in birth defects or inherited genetic disorders among the children of survivors. This indicates that the persistent myth of inherited biological ruin from radiation is not suppor... download the app to read more
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