As requested by the Ukrainian Government, Veema Limited carried out an evaluative research study, on the incidences of thyroid cancer across the Ukrainian territory. This study was aimed at documenting the cancer incidences trend, with reference to the Chernobyl accident.
The evaluative study carried out on the general population of Ukraine, showed that the incidences of cancer were higher at high-exposure regions, as compared to low-exposure areas. The study also showed that the incidences were higher in the Ukrainian population, born between the years 1982 and 1986, as compared to the younger population, of those born between the years 1987 and 1991.
However, at the lower exposure regions, the incidences difference based on age, were not significant. However, it should be noted that the investigation was not fully unaffected by ecological biases. Following these figures on the area of vulnerability to cancer, it is evident that action needs to be taken, so as to control or limit its incidences.
In the area of cancer control, our ten year study on suppressing cancer incidences, using cancer inhibiting herbal medicines, showed that usage of these drugs reduces cancer vulnerability by 67%. However, this percentage was documented from the subjects that had used the drugs for over a month, on a weekly intake basis.
The areas that need to be addressed fully, as conceived from the figures from the study, include defining high from low-exposure regions, and identifying the younger groups from the older groups, who are more vulnerable.
Other areas that need to be addressed include identifying more vulnerable groups at different regions and ages, in the cases that may not be defined in the other lines solidly; and imposing measures to ensure that the vulnerable took the cancer inhibiting medicines for at least a month, on a weekly usage basis (Springer-Verlag, 2010).
Defining high from low-exposure regions
The definition of the high-radiation regions will be evaluated by doing a visual analysis of the different areas of the country. This will be done for a second time, considering that during the pre-research study done, Veema identified the high-exposure areas. However, it should be noted that, after the second study, if the statistics will be highly varying as compared to the previously collected data, another analysis will be done.
This is the case, as the personnel in charge, will need to define on average, the high from the low-exposure territories in Ukraine. The high-exposure regions established during the study include the Zhytomyr and the Kyiv regions. Other relatively high-exposure regions around the central regions of Ukraine include the Dnepropetrovsk and the Kirovograd regions (Abbott, 2006).
However, towards ensuring that the definition of high and low-exposure regions is accurate, some factors will have to be thoroughly understood. One of these factors will mainly cover the information on the radioactive composition of the target location, as the presence of naturally occurring radioactive substances and radionuclides, which reach the ground by the aid of human activities, may alter the results.
These human activities include emissions from coal run thermal power generating systems and metallurgical systems. Another significant area is the time when the evaluation is carried out, as in times like after rainfall; detection dosage can go up by 1-2 MicroR/hr. This is the case, due to the scrub down of radioactive materials from the atmosphere (Springer-Verlag, 2010).
Identifying the younger groups from the older groups, who are more vulnerable
In the area of identifying the young from the older generations, with reference to cancer vulnerability in Ukraine, it should be clearly understood that the distinction will be based on the years of birth. However, in order to ensure that all members of public understand the distinction between the younger and the older generations, a literal interpretation of the time when an individual was born, will be explained.
In this area, it should be clearly understood that the age of these groups, is not defined on the basis of other factors like the distance from the location of accident, either presently or during the time of the accident.
Also, in defining the different age groups, reference will not be given to the sex of the individual or their genetic lineage among other perceivably significant areas. In this case, it was noted that individuals born between the years 1982 and 1986, were more vulnerable as compared to those born between the years 1987 and 1991 (Hallenbeck, 1994).
Identifying more vulnerable groups at different regions and ages
This is a cancer vulnerability evaluation area, mainly incorporated to address the individuals, whose level of vulnerability cannot be fully determined from knowing their area of residence or age. This evaluation will be useful for the individuals living in areas like the low-exposure regions.
This is the case, as the difference of the age groups, between the old and the younger generation in the area of vulnerability, is not significant in such an area.
Another group to be addressed here is that of the females exposed to radioactive iodine, considering that the study will be using high power study techniques and apparatus. The last group to be addressed under this class is the one constituting the individuals from the areas, whose statistics were affected by ecological biases (Medvedev, 1990).
Imposing measures to ensure that the vulnerable took the Cancer inhibiting medicines for at least a month – on a weekly basis usage
In this area, the measures to be imposed include the government’s role in availing the medicines to the general public, which will be done, by delivering the medicines to every household. However, before this is done, a public education exercise will be carried out across the country. The public education exercise will be done at different places, including schools, hospitals, public areas like bus parks, and on a door to door basis.
The other avenue to deliver the public education and awareness regarding these drugs, is advertising over the different media like radio, news papers, and television. The delivery of the drugs will be done after the public education exercise is over.
The personnel to oversee the public education and the distribution of the drugs, will be a group of 2000 specially trained agents, to supplement the services of the available agents; like doctors, teachers and other civil servants. However, in this area, the role of strategizing on how to produce these natural based drugs, will be left to the Ukrainian government (Cheney, 1995).
To sum this up, the characteristically high vulnerability to cancer, especially thyroid cancer, will be fully resolved or managed through employing the discussed measures.
The measures have to do with the core determinants of the vulnerability of individuals, but the last is a control measure, designed and offered to provide a permanent solution to the cancer problem in Ukraine. From the following laid down measures, Ukraine will be saved from the historical problem of cancer.
Lastly, Veema Herbal Healthcare, the inventors of the cancer control drug containing essential oils, and food ingredients, will be available to offer any professional, material or other form of assistance. In case you may have any questions; you may reach the Chief Marketing Officer
References
Abbott, P. (2006). Chernobyl: living with risk and uncertainty. Health, Risk & Society, 8 (2), 105–121.
Cheney, G. (1995). Journey to Chernobyl: encounters in a radioactive zone. Chicago: Academy Chicago.
Hallenbeck, W. (1994). Radiation protection. New York: CRC Press.
Medvedev, Z. A. (1990). The legacy of Chernobyl. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Springer-Verlag. (2010). Supplemental content.