Question

Iodine-131 raises the risk of

• A. Thyroid cancer
• B. Breast cancer
• C. Brain tumours
• D. All

Answer 1

The correct option is A Thyroid cancer

Two very serious nuclear power plant explosion have occurred One in Chernobyl (Ukraine)in 1986 and the other in Japan on 11 march,2011.so many people died and many more suffered radiation exposure causing health problems such as hemorrhaging and even cancers. The chief radiation pollutant was iodine-131, which raises the risk of thyroid cancer. Radiation even leaked into the sea and reached humans passively through sea food.

So, the correct answer is 'Thyroid cancer'.