% THYROID LESIONS IN MARSHALLESE 1. t/4q 1979 THYROID DOSE 2 CROUP LESIONS CHILDREN? | R (exposed in utero) 175 + ? R (exposed at < age 10) 675 - 1440 R (exposed at < age 10-16) 335-675 12.5% (1/8) 69 + ? 0.0 (0/1) A (exposed at < age 10) 300 - 480 33.3% (2/6) U (exposed at < age 10) 40 - 80 A (exposed in utero) 4029 463 33.3 (1/3) . 89.5% (17/19) (1 cancer -) 0.0% (0/53) R (non-exposed < age 10) o 1.6% (1/61) L (exposed < age 10) 0 0.0% (0/31) ADULTS R (exposed ~* age 16) 335 A (exposed ~ age 10) 132 U exposed ~ age 10 22 8.1% (3/37) (2 cases cancer) 25.0% (3/12) 5.8% (6/104) (1 cancer) R(c) (non-exposed “ age 10) 0 5.3% (7/133) L 0 - 4.7% (5/106) non-exposed ~ age 10 l. Stastics based on original number people. 2. Thyroid dose from I - 131 - 132 - 133 - 135 plus gamma. 3. R = Rongelap exposed to 175 rad gamma dose; A = Rongelap people on nearby island receiving 69 rad gamma dose; U = Utirik people exposed to about a 14 rad gamma dose; R(c) = Unexposed Rongelap control group; L = Likiep people on an atoll with no radiation exposure.