Fukushima Thyroid Cancer?

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Study critiqued
Tsuda et al. (2015). Thyroid Cancer Detection by Ultrasound Among Residents Ages 18 Years and Younger in Fukushima, Japan: 2011 to 2014. Epidemiology. Oct 5.

Contrary opinion of Fukushima Medical University scientists conducting the screening campaign:



Study predicting magnitude of detection bias in the Fukushima screening campaign:
Jacob et al. (2014). Ultrasonography survey and thyroid cancer in the Fukushima Prefecture. Radiat Environ Biophys. 53(2):391-401.
And: Radiat Environ Biophys. 2014 53(2):403.
Slide show by Jacob:
Expected influence of the accident on thyroid cancers


Screening prevalence cited @ 3:05 is from the same source data used by the headline study here, in Table 8, page 9


Graph @ 4:10 derived from:


Graphs from 4:25 derived from:
Williams D. (2015). Thyroid Growth and Cancer. Eur Thyroid J, 4(3), 164-173.


Japanese Cancer Registry data @ 5:09 from:

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