In growing lawsuit, #servicemembers fault TEPCO for radiation-related illnesses 1.usa.gov/12Vu2mq Five months after participating in humanitarian operations for the March 11, 2011, #earthquake and #tsunami that led to nuclear disaster in #Japan, Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Hair’s body began to betray him. Servicemembers have been diagnosed with #leukemia, testicular cancer and thyroid problems or experienced rectal and gynecological bleeding, the lawsuit says. The #DefenseDepartment and other organizations have said the radiation levels that troops were exposed to during Operation #Tomodachi were safe, implying that any cancers or physical ailments since then are coincidental. Nearly half of all men and one-third of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes, according to the American #Cancer Society. #veterans — at Sasebo Naval Base.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:13:59 +0000
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