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Truman’s decision for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki still remain one of the most controversial decisions in the United States thus far. For over fifty years, scientists have been gathering scientific information and data about radiation exposure and how it affects the human body. What most researchers have observed is that the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings are still experiencing the impact of the radiation exposure to this day. Although the bombings occurred over fifty years ago, the survivors have been dealing with many significant health problems. One of the most common links that scientists have made is the risk of Leukemia among the exposed. This was one of the earliest delayed effects of radiation exposure seen in the victims of the atomic bomb that occurred almost 10 years after the bombings. An increase in the number of leukemia cases was first discovered by a physician named Takuso Yamawaki. The initial reports on elevated leukemia risks among the survivors were first published in the early 1950’s and are still occurring to this day. As of 1990, there have been 176 leukemia deaths among 50,000 survivors that suffered a significant amount of exposure. It is estimated that about 90% of those deaths were associated with radiation exposure. Although leukemia is a very rare disease that only accounts for 4% of all cancer deaths, excess leukemia deaths make up about 20% of the total excess cancer deaths among the survivors (Leukemia risks). It is also important to note that about 16% of all cancer deaths and 25% of radiation related cancer deaths for the period from 1950 through 1990 occurred from 1986 to 1990. This shows that only recently have many of the survivors been experiencing severe health affects (High Range).
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