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Re:Chernobyl Hints Radiation May Be Less Dangerous than Thought by smt88 on Thursday May 05, 2016 @04:05PM (#11639281)
tl;dr No.

> Darmstadt biologist Fournier believes the question is misguided. "Something that strengthens the cells doesn't necessarily help a person," she says. "If it mutates, this cell can later be the source of cancer."

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Re:Chernobyl Hints Radiation May Be Less Dangerous than Thought by Gibbon1 on Thursday May 05, 2016 @10:31PM (#11641291)
I remember some Russians that worked at Chernobyl commenting that the radiation exposure had other negative health effects besides cancer.
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