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Statistics on the frequency of thyroid cancer
4n Micronesians do not seem to be available; the figures for 25
countries around the world range from 0.25 (Japanese males) to
1.54 (Austrian females) per 100,000 population.
Dr. Conard also visited Bikini to collect urine samples from the
25 Bikini men temporarily there working to rehabilitate She island;
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