What were the major long-term health effects for the survivors of the atomic bomb blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Answer 1

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma, Nervous system tumors and their response relation were observed for all solid nodules, adenoma, and nodules without histological diagnosis, autoimmune hypothyroidism, stomach tumors and breast diseases. The population has a long follow-up (50 years) and includes both sexes and all ages of exposure, allowing a direct compilation of risks by these factors. the population has a long follow-up (50 years) and includes both sexes and all ages of exposure, allowing a direct compilation of risks by these factors. Because of the use of Japanese family registration system, mortality data are virtually complete for survivors who remained in Japan.

The result in the coral reefs in the Bimini Island who were demolished by nuclear blast came alive again after 50 years.

Answer 2

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma, Nervous system tumors and their response relation were observed for all solid nodules, adenoma, and nodules without histological diagnosis, autoimmune hypothyroidism, stomach tumors and breast diseases. The population has a long follow-up (50 years) and includes both sexes and all ages of exposure, allowing a direct compilation of risks by these factors. the population has a long follow-up (50 years) and includes both sexes and all ages of exposure, allowing a direct compilation of risks by these factors. Because of the use of Japanese family registration system, mortality data are virtually complete for survivors who remained in Japan.

The result in the coral reefs in the Bimini Island who were demolished by nuclear blast came alive again after 50 years.

Answer 3

These are the medical findings:

- Periodic checkups that are still being done on those exposed to atomic bomb radiation show that ''an irreversible injury'' remains in cells, tissues and organs, leading to such blood disorders as leukemia, multiple myeloma, malignant lymphoma and others ''related to exposure to the atomic bomb.''

- The incidence and the degree of severity of eye damage, called ''atomic bomb cataracts,'' ran parallel to the radiation doses. The longer the exposure and the closer the victim was to the point of detonation, the greater the development of cataracts years after the bombing.

- Children who were subjected to radiation while still in the womb were compared to nonexposed children. In those exposed to radiation, ''stature, weight, girth of chest, breadth of shoulders'' were smaller than standard measurements. Small bodies and heads were prevalent, and some children were ''emotionally and intellectually retarded'' into adulthood.

- The mortality rate over the years was higher among those most exposed to radiation. Of 109,000 studied who had been exposed, 25,924 died from 1950 to 1974. Deaths from leukemia among exposed survivors have been increasing.

These are the social findings:

- ''A-bomb damage'' includes not only physical and human loss but also ''social disintegration'' and ''psychological and spiritual shock.''

- The ''aggravation of radiation injuries and the constant anxiety over them'' inflict great stress on victims and their families. These social and psychological handicaps have ''continued to exert heavy pressures,'' leading to loss of jobs, disintegration of families and personality breakdowns.

- The magnitude of the atomic destruction ''cannot be dismissed as just another hazard of war.'' According to the study, it is better termed ''genocide - if not also sociocide, ecocide, biocide and earthocide - for it is a complete negation of human existence.''

These are the psychological findings:

- The 370,000 victims now living in Japan ''all bear witness to shared psychological traits'' that include lingering fears, imbalance and breakdowns.

- Those exposed to radiation live with the threat to their health from ''delayed radiation effects.'' They fear that their children will be ''unhealthy or deformed.'' They live with worries of medical expenses, decline of ability to work, economic instability and discrimination against them by non-victims.

Answer 4

Survivors that lived years after the blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, came with cancer, leukemia, irradiation cataracts, hyperthyroidism and radiation induced heart infarction.

Answer 5

Radiation poisoning and people are still dying. Also people were badly burned and some of them still live, even though, they may be really old.