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6. Seriously?

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:53 AM

Mar 2013

In light of this?

"This" is saying that the greatest statistical impact expected is:

Assuming a model (LNT) which overestimates radiation risk
Assuming an infant
Assuming that infant lives in the most exposed region of Fukushima
Assuming that she stayed there for an entire year
Assuming she ate only food from that area (including food that was never actually given to anyone because it failed the radiation check)

Assuming all of those things... then she goes from a lifetime risk of 0.75% to a lifetime risk of 1.275%... of getting a cancer that in the vast majority of cases is entirely treatable?

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Report: Infant Girls Exposed to Most-Contaminated Fukushima Area Face 70% Higher Risk Thyroid Cancer [View all] Hissyspit Feb 2013 OP

This ~ In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #1

In light of this how can nuclear energy be seen as safe? madokie Feb 2013 #2

Seriously? FBaggins Mar 2013 #6

NYT article had this to say RobertEarl Mar 2013 #7

So? They're saying the same thing I said. FBaggins Mar 2013 #8

No, went right over your head didn't it? RobertEarl Mar 2013 #9

Nope. It's just what I said (twice now). FBaggins Mar 2013 #10

There you go with the personal attacks RobertEarl Mar 2013 #12

Again... Nope. FBaggins Mar 2013 #16

You should go there and tell the people RobertEarl Mar 2013 #18

So you're really incapable of nuance, eh? FBaggins Mar 2013 #21

Facts RobertEarl Mar 2013 #22

heh zappaman Mar 2013 #19

almost doubling of her risk CreekDog Mar 2013 #11

With numbers that small... why be "horrified"? FBaggins Mar 2013 #13

a 1 in 133 risk turning into a 1 in 78 risk? CreekDog Mar 2013 #17

For someone in that category, yes. FBaggins Mar 2013 #20

Thanks for caring CreekDog RobertEarl Mar 2013 #15

On the plus side, if you're going to get cancer, thyroid is the one to get. Burma Jones Feb 2013 #3

tip of the iceberg, this is going to end in tears for so so many, and not just in Japan Mutatis Mutandis Feb 2013 #4

That is what I am afraid of RobertEarl Mar 2013 #5

On a tangent, but related... WilmywoodNCparalegal Mar 2013 #14