Increase In Thyroid Cancer Cases Raise Questions About Effects Of Fukushima Disaster In Japan.

In an over 1,200 word article, the AP (6/7, Kageyama) details an ongoing debate over whether an increase in thyroid cancer cases in Fukushima prefecture of Japan could be linked to the aftermath of a tsunami that hit the area several years ago causing a meltdown at a local nuclear power plant. According to the AP, Japanese officials say the increase in cases is a result of increased testing done in the aftermath of the disaster, but one anonymous young woman with the illness says she suspects the increase could be due to the disaster. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_FUKUSHIMA_CANCER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT