_ - . aprop wer P AOS 1B? a “44: US DOE ARCHIVES 826 US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Chairmen Seaborg RG Commissioner Ramey CollectionGG~M- EP FILES Commissioner Johnson Commissioner Thompson ‘Box 6%2 V°9B \ Commissioner Larson Low| THRU: weet! General Manager 4-9 es BE5R6 ~~ Tolder MREA- p.J. BLU | OnE My BPMs 90D SUMMARY REPORT BY DR. ROBERT CONARD, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY, OF THE CURRENT MEDICAL STATUS OF THE MARSHALLESE EXPOSED TO FALLOUT FROM THE MARCH 1, 1954 TEST ON BIKINI Dr. Conard, on returning from his annual medical examination of the Marshallese during March 1970, reports no new serious cases of thyroid disease among this population, The five Marshallese who underwent diagnostic procedures at Brookhaven National Laboratory and thyroia surgery at the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital last August were in good condition. The present status may be tabulated as follows: | I. Young Rongelapese exposed to fallout March 1, 1954, when they were 1 to 8 years of age. (Estimated dose: 175 rads external gamna plus 600 to 1400 rem internal irradiation.) Totel - 19 1. Currently normel by clinical and biochemical tests. 2, Currently hypothyroid with minimal nodularity, Responding satisfactorily to oral thyroid hormone therapy. 3. 2 (11%) 3 (16%) Have undergone surgery in the U. S. prior to 1969 because of nodular thyroid disease; histologic diagnosis of adenometous goiter and Huerthle cell tumor. Responding satisfactorily to oral thyroid hormone therapy with one exception: This patient shows some enlargement of the remnant of thyroid left from a partiel thyroidectomy in 1964; as she has not followed her post-operative thyroid hormone regimen, there is question as to whether she should have further surgery. 11 (58%) OFFICE® |... | ooo ee teen eee eee | eee ee eee |ote ee ee eee | | we Ae | SURNAME].eee | --nseeceeeeceeeeeeceeees Poeos“ifel _, . po DATED | Form AEC-316 (Rev. 9-53) . U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE :1963-— O- 361-498 a eee| eens eee —_ ee ' 7