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Mr.
Roger Ray
18, 1985
Page 2
~ly
on Longevity
Effects
1s no evidence
There
resulted
in
that
a shortening
of
prolonqed
life
residence
Residence
Category
Short-term
Intermediate
Long-term
Number
Effects
Does
not
include
on Thyro!d
Mean
of Deaths
20
27
5’
P*
Total
●
on llongelap
2 accidental
Average
Number
Number
of
Total
figures
These
living.
has
age at Death
61.4
years
66.6
years
70.0
years
64.9
years
Neoplasla
Residence
are
1957
deaths.
There
1s no evidence
that
prolonged
residence
on Rongelap
Nine unexposed
resulted
In an fncrease
in thyroid
neoplasia.
Comparison
group have had surgery
for
thyroid
nodules:
Category
Short-term
Intermediate
Long-term
since
expe~tancy:
apply
All
of
Mean Aqe
Persons
58
46
29
~
in
1985
47.1
46.4
46.9
(yr)
since
persons
wfth
tlunber
Thyroid
NoduJes
Rmoved
(7%)
4
3
2
Thyroid
of
Cancers
1
c)
1
i7ij
(7%)
-2-
T
in the
to the 133 unexposed
persons
the 9 persons
who had thyroid
1957 has
in the
nodules
Comparison
removed
group who
are still
allve.
Effects
on Blood
There-ls
Counts
(1985
no detectable
Residence
Category
Short-term
Intermediate
Number
Tested
24
Long-term
26
40
data)
effect
of
Neutrophils/ul
residence
on Flongelap
Lymphocytes/ul
*so
S)
4851*2U89
~ 3838*
992
4366t1551
2754*1OU6
2835*
906
2612*
on blood
counts:
Platelets/ulx103
*SD
279*jjl
78.7
A test
of equality
of means showed no statistically
slgnlflctmt
categories.
among the three
Note that
the number of blood
tests
(90)
is less
than the numberof
persons
in the Comparison
group.
1985, survey.
because not all were seen in the Narch-Aprl],
292*
59
262*
51
differences
performed
This
is
: