Cancer linked to Japan catastrophy

When the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown, thousands of workers were called in to take the reactor offline. Now, four years later, Japan has confirmed the first case of cancer stemming from that dangerous work. The country's health ministry said Monday that a former Fukushima worker has been diagnosed with leukemia. The unnamed man in his 30s worked at the plant from October 2012 to November The leukemia was diagnosed after the worker filed a work hazard compensation claim. About 45,000 workers have been involved in cleanup work at the Fukushima plant since August 2011, a disaster that was caused by an earthquake. Ten other former Fukushima workers have filed similar cases. Seven were dropped; three are pending,

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