17

Unquestionable

1964-75.

●xposed

those
of

earlier

below

the

estimates

of

by a factor

of

about

administration

of

exposed

population

thyroid

neoplasia

losses

in

age of
dose

2 for

10,

to

the

in

(nodules,

the

thyroid

gland

5 or

as

cancer),

to

for

their

on occasion)

also

to

to

elevation

children.

a prophylactic

and

especially
A reexamination

led

more

(interrupted
1965

gland,

appearance.

thyroid
and

hormone

was begun

to

made its

adults,

thyroid

thyroid

By the

damage

The
to

measure

correct

for

the

entire

against
possible

function.

end

of

1974

(Fig

# 1),

2.3

the

thyroid

tumor

record

was as

follows:
Age

below

10 in

including
10-18

years

Age

above

18 years

examined,

treatment
one

all
to

in

in

with

Cleveland
the

The occurrence

of

thyroid

having

deceived

the
the

Rongelap

medical

●ccepted

in

international

later

the

committee.

19 persons

examined,

people.
people

after

in

12 persons

3 tumors

in

examined.

33 persons

2 cancers.

disease

services
year

:

nodules

were

were

sent

Hospital,

of $25,000

rate

Rongelap

The Brookhaven

1954

Metropolitan

at

worried

2 tumors

thyroid

waa compensated

leukemia

1954:

including

persons

the

in

1 cancer.

Age

Almost

17 tumors

1954:

per

as well

for

surgical

Cleveland,

Ohio.

surgery.

as

a case

The medical

team

and of

using

boycotted

a favorable

Each

them
during

report

as

of

acute

was accused
guinea

1972,
on the

but
matter

of

pigs.
they

were

by an

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