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Av the University of Utah Dr, Marvin Hallison, pediatric ondocrinoloyist,
Cavl Cheaberlain, a medical physicist in the x-ray department, and other spocialistsa
carsicd out tests to cetormino the size of tne. thyroids and the rate at which they
wera Functioning.
The children wore injoctec many timsa with hormones and with Iodine-#
132, a form of radioactive iodine with a half-life of only 24 hours.
They lay under
une sensitive nose of scanning machines that counted the test radioactivity.
ardlin
cight children, abnormal thyroid tissue was surgically removed as a health moasuro and
Sor microscopic study.
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scLiner tia children nor their parents have been Overly concerned, although one
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waG annoyea decause Tenoval oF a cyst attached to his thyroid robbed
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him of tho distinction of having two "Adan's applies."
whose
» Seventeen, was Sound through exploratory surgory to have a
‘DS
Orotey asughtcr,
narmmiegss thyroid condition definitely unrelated to radiation, said, "If we can add to
the information about fallout that's all we care about.
that
Of course, if they had found.
had cancer we would have teen real shook up."
Recently, upon completion of the tests, ths results were announced by Dr. Willian
Hi,
Stowart, gurgeon general of the Public Health Service.
Youne.
This was reassuring.
No thyroid cancer had been
However, there was an unexplained high incidence of
wnyroiditis, an inflawmatory condition with nodules but with no discomfort.
vne chiidren
doses
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had
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None of
cined of any symptoms at all, but several have been put on daily
of thyroid_or thyrexin to correct the trouble.
Nines cases of thyroiditis wero.
definitely diagnosed or suspected amoung the Utah children.
cmong tho 1,400 youngsters from southern Arizona.
Only thres wore found
This made a rate ofalts per cent
aiong tha children exposed to high fallout, as contrasted with eel por cent among those #
in the "control" groupe
"The significance of proven or suspected thyroiditis in the Utah and Arizona
children is not clearly understood, " Dr. Stewart said.
Ses
"During recent yoars a general
sc in thyroiditis has been noted in several widely separated areas in this countsg
To dato, no relationship has been established between thyroiditis and
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