世衛組織:日本核危機遭受最嚴重輻射的人增加患癌症的可能性大綱

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The World Health Organization says those exposed to the worst levels of radiation during the Japanese nuclear disaster have a higher risk for developing certain types of cancer.

世界衛生組織表示，在日本核災難中那些受到核輻射最嚴重的人更容易患某種癌症。

In a report Thursday, the U.N. agency said the most affected were those near the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Around 110,000 people in the area were evacuated in March 2011 after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown in the plant's nuclear reactors and sent radiation spewing into the surrounding area.

世界衛生組織星期四在一份報告中說，受核輻射最嚴重的是福島第一核電廠附近的居民。2011年3月大地震和海嘯導致福島核電廠的核反應堆出現核泄漏，使其周圍地區受到核污染後，大約有11萬人被撤離該地區。

The WHO report says there is little to no risk of increased cancer rates among those outside the Fukushima area.

世界衛生組織的報道說，福島以外地區的居民患癌症的可能性並沒有增加。

But the agency estimates there is up to a 70 percent increased risk of thyroid cancer among females exposed as infants in the most contaminated area. The risk of leukemia increased by 7 percent for males exposed as infants.

但是該組織估計，核污染最嚴重地區的女嬰，成人後患甲狀腺癌的可能性增加了百分之七十，受到同樣核輻射的男嬰，患白血病的可能性增加了百分之七。