TT| aee- gerous but if the doctors examine you andfindit early, they have a better chanceto help you. mb mee Whatis cancer? Canceris a disease which happens when a certain part of your body becomessick and does notdo its job. The sickness can spread to other parts of your body. Cancer of the blood is called leukemia and thatis the disease that had. Some kinds of cancer can be controlled by medicine and others must be stopped by operation. Some types of cancer, such as leukemia, cannot be cured. Cancer is dan- So far, what are the health findings? Are wehealthier or sicker? The medical examinations showthat you are a healthy and strong people. The only significant differences have been the early fallout effects on the blood andskin, the higher numberof miscarriages in 1957 and 1958 and the thyroid troubles. ee eee re ee | 4a eee Whatis our future in regards to our health? Dr. Conard and theother doctors feel that most of you are healthy and that you do not need to worry about the future. This is also true for the unexposed people who moved onto the island after the fallout and for the children who were born after 1954. Some of you may becomesick but you will be given the best medical care possible . . . even if the sickness is not caused by the radiation. If you allow the doctors to examine you and if you follow their advice, you should be able tolivea normal, healthy life. Examinations of thousands of children of exposed parents in Japan have not shown anydiseases from radiation. Examinationsof your children also show that they are healthy. __-PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED - 105 -