Cancer cases on the rise in Gaza

PressTV - Cancer cases on the rise in Gaza:

Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:34PM
Ashraf Shannon, Press TV, Gaza

"Shifa hospital, Gaza's major health provider has witnessed a sharp rise recently in the number of cancer patients.

Doctors say that most cancer patients reside in areas that were heavily bombed during Israel's onslaught on Gaza in the winter of 2008-2009. At the time, Norwegian doctors volunteering in Gaza hospitals said some victims had traces of depleted uranium in their bodies.
The war left about 1400 Palestinians dead and thousands injured; the majority of victims were civilians.

Environmental damage and pollution is another unfortunate byproduct of the war.

Post-war measurements suggest some areas in the enclave are 1,000 times more radioactive than natural levels, and now cancer cases emerge on a daily basis.
A common denominator among cancer patients is that they lived in areas that were badly bombed.
The majority of high tech weapons today contain Depleted Uranium and/or other Heavy Metals. The residue of a depleted uranium weapon can be spread by the wind, infecting humans in the immediate vicinity and contaminating the food chain.
After the war, cancer rates are said to have increased by about 30 percent in Gaza.
According to experts the Gaza strip's environment and the people of Gaza will suffer for many years due to Israel's use of internationally banned weapons during the war.



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