Jim Plambeck of the University of Alberta, Canada, is among the experts who are doubtful about the preliminary findings of the government study. He said it can be very difficult to interpret data on the incidence of disease. Environmental activists, meanwhile, contend the radioactive minerals have, in fact, led to a spurt in cancer cases in the region. Government experts and some local aid groups question the accuracy of those studies, arguing the figures have been exaggerated. Still, Pradeep thinks, residents ought to be moved out of the area, but they won't go.
People here have more visible problems, like their poverty.
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