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9781568580661

The Enemy Within The High Cost of Living Near Nuclear Reactors

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    9781568580661

  • ISBN10:

    1568580665

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-07-17
  • Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
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Summary

The High Cost of Living Near Nuclear Reactors,Recent research in the UK has shown that living,near overhead electrical cables can increase the,incidence of cancer and leukemia. Now from the US,comes a book which provides clear evidence of the,deadly danger of living near nuclear reactors.,Written and researched by respected,environmentalist Dr Jay Gould, this powerful study,examines the irrefutable links between nuclear,power and disease and will be indispensable to all,concerned with environmental health.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 1
Overview and Summaryp. 15
Introduction: Fallout and County Breast Cancer Ratesp. 23
Fallout and Immune Deficiencyp. 33
Low Birthweights and Baby Boomer Immune Deficiencyp. 67
Breast Cancer Mortality and Emissions from Nuclear Reactorsp. 87
Geographic Differences in Breast Cancer Mortality Since 1950p. 101
Why the National Cancer Institute Failed to Find Increased Cancer Risk Near Nuclear Reactorsp. 117
the Nature of Increased Cancer Risk Near Reactorsp. 127
Fallout and Breast Cancerp. 137
is It Too Late?p. 191
How to Calculate Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Near Nuclear Reactorsp. 199
Sixty Reactor Sites and Computer Generated Maps of Nearby Countiesp. 203
Radioactive Materials Released from Nuclear Power Plantsp. 301
How the National Cancer Institute Confirmed That Proximity to Reactors Increases Breast Cancer Riskp. 321
Referencesp. 331
Indexp. 339
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