... the electromagnetic spectrum that extends from ultraviolet radiation to cosmic rays. This type of radiation releases high energy particles that damage cells and DNA structure, producing mutations, impairing the immune system and causing cancers. One estimate puts the number of workers who have died of lung cancer and silicosis due to mining and milling alone at 20,000. There are certain ... , due to the large amounts of radioactive iodine they have ingested, and there have been rises in many other types of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, respiratory problems, ailments of the digestive s...

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... radiation-related diseases. Circulatory diseases accounted for nearly half of the deaths. Between 1950 and 1990, the studies say that 15,633 deaths had occurred from the other diseases. Also digestive diseases, including liver disease, and respiratory diseases each accounted for about 10% of the total. Studies show that between 140 and 280 deaths had happened form radiation exposure alone. Survivors ... the genes of the bone marrow cells that produce erythrocytes. Research by scientists using recent molecular biology techniques is revealing that human cancers are caused by gene mutation...

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