EFFECT OF ATOMIC BOMBING ON HEALTH
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modified from a diagram |
by W.K.Sinclair,1984 |
Early deaths due to atomic bomb radiation occurred within 4 months after
exposure; whereas the leukemia frequency started to increase 2 years after
exposure, peaking at 6 - 7 years and has apparently disappeared after 25
years. Solid tumor frequencies began to increase after 5 - 10 years and
still continue to increase. Increases of non-cancer diseases have been
recently recognized among those exposed to relatively high dose of
radiation.
