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Tsuda et al. have done well to expose Sch\u00fcz et al.\u2019s arguments\/assertions in their recent publication in <jats:italic>Environmental Heath<\/jats:italic>. In this Comment, I point out that, also warranting being called out, are the arguments\/assertions of Cl\u00e9ro et al. who, in their recent response to an article by Tsuda et al., reiterated the conclusions and recommendations derived from their European project, which were published in <jats:italic>Environment International<\/jats:italic> in 2021.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Tsuda et al. had critiqued the Cl\u00e9ro et al. 2021 publication in their 2022 review article. However, in their response to it, Cl\u00e9ro et al. deflected by not addressing any of the key points that Tsuda et al. had made in their review regarding the aftermath of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents. In this Comment, I critique Cl\u00e9ro et al.\u2019s inadequate response.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Publication of this Comment will help in routing out the improper use of epidemiology in the formulation of public health policy and thereby reduce the influence of misinformation on both science and public policy. My critique of Cl\u00e9ro et al. is not dissimilar from Tsuda et al.\u2019s critique of Sch\u00fcz et al.: in as much as Sch\u00fcz et al. should withdraw their work, so should Cl\u00e9ro et al.\u2019s article be retracted.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Main body<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The response by Cl\u00e9ro et al. consists of four paragraphs. First was their assertion that the purpose of the SHAMISEN project was to make recommendations based on scientific evidence and that it was not a systematic review of all related articles. I point out that the Cl\u00e9ro et al. recommendations were not based on objective scientific evidence, but on biased studies.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>In the second paragraph, Cl\u00e9ro et al. reaffirmed the SHAMISEN Consortium report, which claimed that the overdiagnosis observed in non-exposed adults was applicable to children because children are mirrors of adults. However, the authors of that report withheld statements about secondary examinations in Fukushima that provided evidence against overdiagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>In the third paragraph, Cl\u00e9ro et al. provided an explanation regarding their disclosure of conflicting interests, which was contrary to professional norms for transparency and thus was unacceptable.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Finally, their insistence that the Tsuda et al. study was an ecological study susceptible to \u201cthe ecological fallacy\u201d indicated their lack of epidemiological knowledge about ecological studies. Ironically, many of the papers cited by Cl\u00e9ro et al. regarding overdiagnosis were, in fact, ecological studies.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Cl\u00e9ro et al. and the SHAMISEN Consortium should withdraw their recommendation \u201cnot to launch a mass thyroid cancer screening after a nuclear accident, but rather to make it available (with appropriate information counselling) to those who request it.\u201d Their recommendation is based on biased evidence and would cause confusion regarding public health measures following a nuclear accident. Those authors should, in my assessment, acquaint themselves with modern epidemiology and evidence-based public health. Like Tsuda et al. recommended of Sch\u00fcz et al., Cl\u00e9ro et al. ought also to retract their article.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12940-023-01033-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,16]],"date-time":"2023-11-16T07:01:53Z","timestamp":1700118113000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exposing additional authors who suppress evidence about radiation-induced thyroid cancer in children: a Comment adding to Tsuda et al.\u2019s response to Sch\u00fcz et al. 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