What is cancer?
Cancer js a disease which happens when a certain part of vour body becomessick
and dees not cdo its job The sickness can spread to other parts of your body. Cancer
of the blood is called leukemia and thatis the discase that Lekay Anjain had. Some
kinds of cancer can be controlled by medicine and others nuust be stopped byoperauion. Some types of cancer, such as lenkemia, cannot be cured. Caicer is dan-
gerous but if the doctors examine you and find it early, they have a better chance to
help you.
So for, what are the health findings? Are we healthier or sicker?
The health examination: show that you are a healthy and strong people. The only
differences have been the higher numberof miscarriaces in 1957 and 1958 andthie
thyroid operations.
Whatis our future in regards to our health?
Dr. Conard and the other doctors fecl 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
195-4. Some of you may become sick 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 vou followtheir advice, you should be able to livea
normal, healihy life.
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