/2011-09-26

#Fukushima Desolation Worst Since Nagasaki as Residents Flee - Bloomberg
►http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/fukushima-desolation-worst-since-nagasaki-as-population-flees.html

What’s emerging in Japan six months since the nuclear meltdown at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant is a radioactive zone bigger than that left by the 1945 atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While nature reclaims the 20 kilometer (12 mile) no-go zone, Fukushima’s $3.2 billion-a-year farm industry is being devastated and tourists that hiked the prefecture’s mountains and surfed off its beaches have all but vanished.
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The bulk of radioactive contamination cuts a 5 kilometer to 10 kilometer-wide swath of land running as far as 30 kilometers northwest of the nuclear plant, surveys of radiation hotspots by Japan’s science ministry show. The government extended evacuations beyond the 20-kilometer zone in April to cover this corridor, which includes parts of Iitate village.

voir aussi la #carte de la radioactivité :
►http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/ja/distribution_map_around_FukushimaNPP/0002/11555_0830.pdf

#nucléaire #cartographie #japon

#Cancer Cost Swells, Risks Becoming ‘Unsustainable,’ Lancet Says - Bloomberg
►http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/cancer-cost-swells-risks-becoming-unsustainable-lancet-says.html?cmpid=yh

Cancer treatment costs are rising at such a rapid rate that they threaten to become “unsustainable” even for rich countries, according to an expert panel assembled by The Lancet Oncology medical journal.
About 12 million people worldwide get cancer every year, and the costs associated with new cases was at least $286 billion in 2009, according to a report compiled by 37 experts from countries including the U.K., the U.S. and Germany. By 2030, about 22 million people will be diagnosed with the disease annually

et les articles (paywall) du Lancet :

Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries: 37 experts provide a comprehensive analysis of cancer costs, future challenges, and recommendations in the first Lancet Oncology Commission.

Cancer prevention: lifestyle changes could be one of the biggest measures used to control cancer costs.

Palliative care: a substantial proportion of the cost of cancer care is spent during the last months of life.

#santé #finances