The Phenomenon of Chernobyl Children International ft. Dr. Geraldine Thomas

Описание: Dr. Geraldine Thomas, a professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College London specializing in thyroid cancer and the Director of the Chernobyl Tissue Bank, joins me to discuss the phenomenon of “radiation vacations” for children believed to have been affected by the Chernobyl accident.

The Chernobyl Children International (CCI) has organized close to 1 million such trips for children from Ukraine and Belarus with the claim that these vacations extend these children's lives by on average 2 years. It also supports a number of orphanages and social services in Belarus. In Ireland, the CCI is one of the most successful charities in the country's history having fundraised over 100 million euros to date. www.chernobyl-international.com/
Dr. Thomas gives an overview of the science behind the transgenerational effects of radiation and assesses the scientific and medical reasoning behind claims specific to Chernobyl.

Dr. Thomas also explains the very real impact of thyroid cancer upon a specific age group of children exposed to high levels of Iodine 131 during a narrow time interval after the accident and what their medical treatment involves. It is estimated that 16,000 additional thyroid cancers will occur within this age group with a mortality of 1%.

We discuss the harm that radiophobia is capable of causing, illustrated in part by a critique of the Academy Award-winning 2003 documentary, “Chernobyl Heart” which features Adi Roche the founder of CCI.    • Видео  

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:59 Chernobyl Children International (CCI)
4:34 Chernobyl Heart film
9:16 Human desire to understand why
14:06 Childhood cancers
18:54 Cancer treatment
22:46 CCI & Chernobyl Heart critique
31:17 Transgenerational Effects
43:00 Final Remarks