60% of A-bomb survivors answered that they had anxiety and worries.

As a result of a survey conducted by the Japan Confederation of Atomic Bombs about five years ago, about 60% of the children of the A-bomb survivors, "A-bomb survivors," answered that they had anxieties and worries as A-bomb survivors. rice field.

There are many calls for subsidies for medical expenses and cancer screening, and we would like to ask the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for support.

The Japan Confederation of Atomic Bomb Victims Association held a press conference in Tokyo on the 22nd, and made it clear.

The survey was conducted from 2016 to 2017, targeting the children of the atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "A-bomb II," and more than 3,400 responded.

According to this, 60.3% of the respondents answered that they had anxiety and worries as "A-bomb survivors".

When asked about anxiety and worries in multiple answers, "effects of radiation on one's health and physical condition" was the highest at 78.6%, and "effects of radiation on children" was 41.8%.

In addition, when asked by multiple answers to ask the government, 48.7% answered "subsidy for medical expenses" and 41.9% answered "implementation of cancer screening".

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "A-bomb survivor II" is not subject to the A-bomb survivor protection law and is not subsidized for medical expenses, etc., saying that "the survey results showing the genetic effects of radiation have not been obtained".

Jiro Hamazumi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Japan Confederation of Atomic Bombs, said, "I would like to make a request to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for support for the A-bombed II."