4%increased lifetime relative risk of cancer for babies exposed to the highest radiation areas around Fukushima, Japan, after the 2011 tsunami that caused multiple radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant (according to the World Health Organization). The amount of radiation exposure varied throughout Fukushima Prefecture, with some areas as high as 12 - 25 millisieverts, but much else in the 3 - 5 range. source
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