result
incidence of
thyroid cancer is unusually high.
recently,
a young boy born of
as
thyroid cancer raising questions of
having
an exposed parent was
second
Most
diagnosed
generation
genetic effects or latent radiation as possibilities for
all who were or are exposed.
problems occurring among
The possibility of similar
the returning groups has
generated
a great deal of anxiety.
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Despite the fear and restrictions the people of Bikini and
Enewetak are determined to return.
moved
from one
traditional
island
lands.
to the next and
however,
now CGesire to resettle
Responsible government agencies
pared to organize and prepare
agency,
They are tired of being
the land
are pre-
for resettlement.
No
has initiated efforts to assess the potential
psychosocial and readjustment
and coping problems
facing
returnees.
Although all returnees will be affected in some way,
children are most likely to experience the most difficultics.
Restrictions on native
real
foods
dangers especially
and straying
since Marshallese
ino a highly unstructured environments.
traditional
child-rearing patterns
standards will
born
and
occur.
Furthermore,
reared during
and
onto
children are
Indeed,
present
raised
conflicts between
compliance with safety
most of
the period away
"hotspots"
the children were
from traditional
lands.
Some have been exposed to varying levels of acculturation.
Nontraditional
norms
have been
socialization process.
risk environment,
the
internalized during
Vherefore,
the early
the combination of the high
resettlement process
itself
and becoming
resoclalized to traditional Bnewetak and Bikini will very likely
quam
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