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Didn’t that person actually die from cancer and not radiation per se? I understand that cancer can be caused by radiation, but that is actually treatable and n
by PartiallyTyped 4y ago
Didn’t that person actually die from cancer and not radiation per se?
I understand that cancer can be caused by radiation, but that is actually treatable and not always fatal, whereas radiation poisoning is afaik fatal.
- amalgamated_inc 4y agoThis is correct, it is not 100% certain the cancer was caused/exacerbated by the radiation. But let's count it as a conservative 1 death. It was not acute radiation poisoning.