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Stages of Leukemia www.omnimedicalsearch.com
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:12:46 PM

There is a simple solution to this. Have an independent autopsy and scan the body.
by lillymunster 8/30/2011 10:16:28 PM

what info do you wish you had exactly?
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:18:03 PM

Why are TEPCO reporting this now?
by es 8/30/2011 10:19:18 PM

Chronic Immune Stimulation Might Act As a Trigger for the Development of Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Volume: 29 Issue: 21 Pages: 2897-2903 DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.8540 Published: JUL 20 2011 Results

Overall, a history of any infectious disease was associated with a significantly increased risk of both AML (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.2 to 1.4) and MDS (OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1 to 1.5). These associations were significant even when we limited infections to those occurring 3 or more years before AML/MDS. A previous history of any autoimmune disease was associated with a 1.7-fold (95% CI, 1.5 to 1.9) increased risk for AML and 2.1-fold (95% CI, 1.7 to 2.6) increased risk for MDS. A large range of conditions were each significantly associated with AML and MDS.

Conclusion

Our novel findings indicate that chronic immune stimulation acts as a trigger for AML/MDS development. The underlying mechanisms may also be due to a common genetic predisposition or an effect of treatment for infections/autoimmune conditions. J Clin Oncol 29:2897-2903. (C) 2011 by American Society of Clinical Oncology
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:21:15 PM

Might be difficult to prove cause is radiation exposure unless you had the dosimeter readings of the person.
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:22:30 PM

@Cryptococcus a simple body count will do.
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:24:16 PM

I think you need that for sure evidence. Acute leukemia causes include benzene and pest chemicals.
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:25:25 PM

oh body count...duh *slaps forehead.... ewwww
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:25:50 PM

body gamma counter...
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:26:47 PM

@Edano , the exposure could be entirely external. I would not be surprised, if this man did a bit more than just watching a door.
by Peter Melzer 8/30/2011 10:29:05 PM

A better search might be "acute radiation syndrome" followed by secondary search of leukemia
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:30:36 PM

@Peter Melzer the entire site is full of hot spots. if you make a night stroll without dosimeter....
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:30:43 PM

are we into PR speak?
The man had been exposed to 0.5 millisievert of radiation at the plant and showed no internal exposure to radiation, said the power company, known as TEPCO.

they don't say there was no internal exposure
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:31:11 PM

@Edano I wondered about that. He didn't just stand at a door. He had to walk to wherever they were working or from where they were dropped off to the rest site. No word on what he was wearing. I wondered how they operated these rest areas, some didn't look like they had any sort of air lock double doors for decontamination. If this guy was not fully suited and wearing a respirator he could have easily gotten internal radiation.
by lillymunster 8/30/2011 10:36:11 PM

we ought to look for symptoms that are strictly radiation related.
by Peter Melzer 8/30/2011 10:36:27 PM

@Elaine This photo goes with that story? Really? Are they saying this is him. Or are you suggesting it?
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:36:32 PM

we never got told how hot the steam source is. only that the rad meter maxed out at 10 Svh. it could have easily been 100 Sv/h.
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:36:44 PM

That vent stack was also found to have 10 Svh in it. The one he is standing next to.
by lillymunster 8/30/2011 10:37:11 PM

@Cryptococcus sorry I amended it to read 'also in early august '
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:37:11 PM

Myelodysplastic syndrome would be another malady to be aware of in those exposed to excessive radiation. MDS is caused by environmental exposures such as radiation and benzene; other risk factors have been reported inconsistently. Secondary MDS occurs as a late toxicity of cancer treatment, usually with a combination of radiation and the radiomimetic alkylating agents such as busulfan, nitrosourea, or procarbazine (with a latent period of 5 to 7 years) or the DNA topoisomerase inhibitors (2 years). en.wikipedia.org
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:38:08 PM

@lillymunster that isn't him I dont think well I dont know who it is sry the post is confusing people I will take it down
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:38:20 PM

@elaine yes it could be misinterpreted... Some blogger might go with it! lol
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:39:04 PM

@Peter Melzer the symptoms are the same.
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:40:21 PM

Abstract
Radiation induced acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was recognized a century ago, soon after mankind found radiation. Atomic bomb survivors developed de novo AML with relatively short latency with very high frequency. By contrast, excess occurrence of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) as well as solid tumors was found decades later. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:40:23 PM

Really, a full medical history is needed. Like his original one upon entering the job. If he was anemic to begin with...
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:40:30 PM

@elaine ooh! reading...thx
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:41:01 PM

@Cryptococcus as i said before, if he was ill when beginning the work and died two weeks later, he could never ever been working. you have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding, weakness, fever. in this state of health he couldn't have worked not even a single minute.
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:42:54 PM

@Edano agreed
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:43:32 PM

@Edano does it actually say he died two weeks ago? tepco are being very vague I think them saying he worked for them in early aughust is may be leading journalists to think he must have died mid august
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:49:38 PM

@elainekirk : he worked one week, then hospitalized one week, then died on th 19th, as far as i understood.
by Edano 8/30/2011 10:51:03 PM

@Edano ah right ty I hadnt seen that
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:51:27 PM

@Edano so really tepco are in a no win situation
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 10:52:19 PM

Died on the 16th. Was printed in one of the early articles
by lillymunster 8/30/2011 10:54:16 PM

You would think one of the workers would have tweeted or told someone that one of the workers got sick and was hospitalized when it happened.
by Cryptococcus 8/30/2011 10:57:40 PM

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ongoing exposures over the years of its operation. These findings led to the hypothesis that
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throughi ncorporatioonf bone-seeking, - and a-emitters.- EnvironH ealthP erspect 105(Suppl
6):1499-1504 (1997)
by lillymunster 8/30/2011 11:30:09 PM

Fatigue, anaemia and infections dominate the initial
phase of acute myeloid leukaemia. Without treatment
death will follow within a few months. From the Leukemia study PB posted earlier
by lillymunster 8/30/2011 11:38:00 PM

I found something that might help: orise.orau.gov . Did the man suffer from intestinal bleeding?
by Peter Melzer 8/30/2011 11:40:17 PM

@Peter Melzer we don't know.
by Edano 8/30/2011 11:42:37 PM

@Cryptococcus I have read the two main worker tweeter tweets for the month of august and found nothing - going to try some others
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 11:44:04 PM

Cited from the article below:"Over 10 Gy (1000 rads) - this syndrome is distinguishable from the hematopoietic syndrome by the immediate, prompt and profuse onset of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, followed by a short latent period. GI symptoms recur and lead to marked dehydration, and vascular effects. The GI mucosa becomes increasingly atrophic, and massive amounts of plasma are lost to the intestine. Massive denuding of the GI tract and accompanying septicemia and dehydration can occur. If the patient survives long enough, depression of the hematopoietic system occurs and complicates the clinical course."
by Peter Melzer 8/30/2011 11:45:14 PM

Daini unit 2 for the records if anything should deteriorate www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 8/30/2011 11:49:41 PM

www.tepco.co.jp
Unit 4, Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station Accumulated water in Primary Containment Vessel
by elainekirk via Tepco.co.jp 8/30/2011 11:52:01 PM