Japan quake: Fukushima children receive thyroid tests

Japan quake: Fukushima children receive thyroid tests
Japanese health workers have begun checking more than 300,000 children living near the Fukushima nuclear plant for thyroid abnormalities.

Parents have expressed concern about a link between thyroid abnormalities and radiation, citing reports of a rise after Chernobyl in 1986.

The Fukushima plant was crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in March which killed 20,000 people.

Concerns remain high over the possible effects of any lingering contamination.
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