Iodine tablets help prevent thyroid cancer

Iodine tablets help prevent thyroid cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows iodine tablets to prevent thyroid cancer after radiation exposure. The nuclear disaster mitigation guidelines revised by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on June 5, 2013, stated people living within a 5-km radius of a nuclear power plant should be given a supply of iodine tablets so they can promptly take the pills after an accident occurs.

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