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MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN SEABORG
COMMISSIOMER PALFREY
COMMSSIOUER RAMEY
COMMISSIONER TAPE
THROUGH GEEERAL MARAGER
SUBJECT:
CURKELAT STATUS uF THYROID NODULLS AMONG THE MARSHALLES?
EXPOSLU TO FALLOUT PROM THe BIKIMi Teast OF MARCH i, 1954
im Gur last meworeacum on thie subject, Octeber 11, 1965, if was aotes
that < cumulative totai of 11 iastances of nodular thyroid giandgs ned
been foum ict the 69 surviving Mareialiese who hac been exposes to
fallout {rom cue subject test while on Rongelap and on Ailingnae.
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but one of tagse cases were in young pecple who were less than i0 years
old at Che time of exposure.
The singie exception was in e 41-year-cid
woman (approximeataiy 37 at time ef exsosure) whe was found to nave a
carcinoma oi the thyroic at aperation.
By. Robert ¢, Covaryn of tac Medical Tepartosent cf Brookhaven National
i@boratory, 20-0 lecacer ci the anaval (or more often} medicai surveys
ef tneae vpeopic, nes just returned from tie latest survey conducted
suring Februery and March of 1966. He reporte tnat an additions! five
tages Of moduiar thyroicse hawe been Liapnosed in this group. The present
cumulative incidence is showa ia the foiiowing tabie.
Age at
Exposure
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fcta! incidesce of Hoduies
Through March 1966
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