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COMASSIONER PALFREY
COMAMISSIONZR RAMEY
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THROUGH GEKEPAL HAKAGER
SUBJECT:
July 12, 1965
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(Signed) john V. Vinciguerra
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THYROID DISEASE IN RONGELAP ISLANDERS
During the week of July 5, 1965, the three Rongelepese who were
brovght to this country for study at Brookkeven Kat{ional
LebDoratory vere operated on at the Lahey Clinie, Boston. You
will recall that thyroid tumors vere noted at the 1855 redical
exeuination of those exposed to fellout in Merch 1554 from the
Bravo Test.
The two teen-ese boys wire found to heye ezch a solitery benign
tumec of the thyroid. Thzse nodules ver2 renoved sursically.
The tic2le-aged wouan wes found to heve a carcineca of the
thyroic slend with sore rstesteces to local structures.
A 6s ubtotal thiroicectonuy was carried ost.
In ier case, the peogucsis
is fiir,
fhe will be given 39 rillicuries of Icdirs-i31
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therc>e.ticelly to ceecroy persictixng thyroid tissue.
to the thyroid
ebcut 160 rads,
ends of the youths.
stration of dessicated
BEST COPY AVAILABLE
cc:
Crearles L, Dunhac, M.D.
Birector, Division of
Biology end lMsedicine
Cecreteriat (2)
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bea DICIOT OR
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