Tt oe wee I was not exposed to radiation so why do I have to be examined? The doctors examine people who were not exposed because they need to know when the exposed people becomesick, if their sickness is caused by radiation or somethingelse. If you were not exposed andgotsick and your brother was exposed and got the samesickness, then the doctors would suspect that the sickness was not caused byradiation. You do not have to be examined if you do not wantto be. Remember, though, that you are helping your family and friends when you are examined. Also, you are receiving a free medical examination bythe best doctors in the world. Doctor examines a patient You are examined to make sure nothing is wrong. Whydo I have to be examined every year? Doctors still do not know everything aboutradiation sickness so they are checking you to make sure that you are healthy. They check you every yearso that if you are sick, they can find it early and treat you. Doctor Conard’s team treat many people every year, even whenthe sickness does not comefrom radiation. The Congress of Micronesia recommends that everyone take the examination. Whyare some people becomingsick now 20 years after the test? The radiation was in their bones and certain parts of their bodies such as the thyroid gland. Doctors still don’t understandall about radiation disease. That is why they are checking you every year to make sure you are healthy. PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED - 100 -