Children's cancer linked to Fukushima radiation

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8. UPI adds that South Korea found radioactive cesium in tobacco imported from Japan

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/08/Fukushima-radiation-hits-home-as-thyroid-cancer-rises-among-children/2801444327378/

Fukushima radiation hits home as thyroid cancer rises among children

Thyroid cancer rates were about 20 to 50 times the national average, according to the analysis.

By Elizabeth Shim | Oct. 8, 2015 at 2:19 PM Follow @upi

TOKYO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Fukushima radiation has been linked to a surge in thyroid cancer among children near the disaster area, and radiation woes have reach South Korea, where findings revealed imported tobacco from Japan contained higher than normal levels of radioactive cesium.

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Japan's nuclear radiation woes have reached neighboring South Korea, and government officials in Seoul have begun to raise concerns about radioactive cesium in imported tobacco. South Korean outlet Newsis reported Thursday.

After a parliamentary audit, South Korean opposition party lawmaker In Jae-keun said 20,271 tons of imported Japanese tobacco imported from seven prefectures, including Fukushima, contained the radioactive isotope. In 421 tests of native and burley leaf tobacco, 68 percent tested positive for cesium.

The revelation is a public health concern, according to Newsis, because South Korea does not check Japanese tobacco for radiation and has only conducted tar and nicotine tests on the products.

The Newsis website is http://www.newsis.com/ but it's not an English-language website.