From: H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press
Published June 30, 2005 12:00 AM
Panel Affirms Radiation Link to Cancer
March 3, 2008 05:21 PMWASHINGTON — The preponderance of scientific evidence shows that even very low doses of radiation pose a risk of cancer or other health problems
and there is no threshold below which exposure can be viewed as harmless, a panel of prominent scientists concluded Wednesday.
The finding by the National Academy of Sciences panel is viewed as critical because it addresses radiation amounts commonly used in medical treatment and is likely also to influence radiation levels the government will allow at abandoned nuclear sites
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