Nuclear Heritage

1997/10/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Osasuna
• Medikuntza

Between the fifties and sixties, thyroid cancer has increased dramatically around Nevada (USA). At this time, the local army held nuclear sessions in the Nevada desert, and everything points out that the consequences of these tests are the consequences that the inhabitants now suffer.

Previously there has been frequent talk about the alleged relationship between thyroid cancer and nuclear energy. As is known, the thyroid plays a direct role in the growth phase, so thyroid cancer has a malignant effect on children. Specifically, there has been an increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer among those who were still children during the nuclear testing period.

Data provided by the National Cancer Institute of the USA. However, the U.S. Navy has denied that there is a link between nuclear programs and cancer in Nevada.