![]() Improved monitoring has been implemented to help ensure that thyroid cancer is detected early, when it is highly treatable. As of 2005, about 15 children had died from thyroid cancer. Long-term health monitoring of these workers is ongoing. Experts say there is “some evidence” of an increased risk of leukemia and cataracts among workers who received higher doses when engaged in recovery efforts. At Chernobyl, 28 highly exposed workers died within four months of the accident. ![]() Separate studies published in 2013 by the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization concluded that health risks from radiation released during the Fukushima accident are minimal, even for those “most affected,” and there are essentially no health effects outside Japan.
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