I was listening to NPR this morning. They reported that CDC had found 16 rare melanoma malignancies of the eye in a small town in Virginia. No idea of the cause. These malignancies occur 1 in every 7,000. Ugh.
Then they found a large occurence of Thyroid cancers. Those are easily treated with thyroidectomy. The side effects are a drop in body temperature and lethargy as well as replacement doses of thyroid. Annoying but not fatal. Again there did not seem to be evidence of any cause. There was a potash plant nearby that processed the ash. The company claimed there were no carcinogens created in the processing.
Hmmm, I sez to myself. Have they though of radiation? In particular Strontium 90. When I was a kid there was a nightly local news report with a Strontium 90 count because Idaho was downwind from Hanford nuclear facility.
Emmett had a wave of thyroid cancer when kids my age came into adulthood. Approximately age 28. Strontium 90 has a half life of 28 years and 7 months. Hello! CDC? check it out. Could be a leaky atomic power plant lurking in the neighborhood.
Then they found a large occurence of Thyroid cancers. Those are easily treated with thyroidectomy. The side effects are a drop in body temperature and lethargy as well as replacement doses of thyroid. Annoying but not fatal. Again there did not seem to be evidence of any cause. There was a potash plant nearby that processed the ash. The company claimed there were no carcinogens created in the processing.
Hmmm, I sez to myself. Have they though of radiation? In particular Strontium 90. When I was a kid there was a nightly local news report with a Strontium 90 count because Idaho was downwind from Hanford nuclear facility.
Emmett had a wave of thyroid cancer when kids my age came into adulthood. Approximately age 28. Strontium 90 has a half life of 28 years and 7 months. Hello! CDC? check it out. Could be a leaky atomic power plant lurking in the neighborhood.
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