Research shows increased cancer cases in children exposed to radioactive materials, indicating long-term health effects of the Chernobyl disaster.
On April 26, 1986, Reactor Number 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, releasing massive amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere. Exposed children contracted papillary thyroid carcinoma at elevated rates, and on the eve of the 40-year anniversary, many studies are now focused on the transgenerational health effects of the disaster.
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