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(Signed) jena Ve vis .
‘THLOUGA CENCRAL wmcER
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BARSTALLECE ISLANDS
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Dr. Robert A, Cooserd of the Metical Department;Brooki:zvea Hational
Laboratcry, bes just returned frou an interia vielt to the Marshall
Isitaazs to chock on possible further developacnt of thyrold abnore
wslitics in the Rongelazese aceitentally exposed to fallout on)
March 1, 1954. fe vas eccompanted by fr. J, E. Ball, a consultant |
thyroid specialist of the Rational Institutes of Health.
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It will be recalled that, a2 of aid-susser, bentga nogoles hed been .
found ia @ total of five adolescents exposed at egcs of two to seven
. Fearezy one adult female, forty-one ycara 014, had been found to hava -: |
a malignant nodule. All successfully underwent surgery for renoval —
of the abnormal tiseue. Attached {8 a copy of cur July 12, 1965,
eezorandims to you describing the successful eurgery for tvo chilcres :
Pyrds
and the adult.
—
Cole,
During the current Auguat ezaatnatioa, nodules were found ig three
additional adolescents end two adults. The ¢ontours of the thyroids
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ef tve acre adolescents, two
acults, and one con approaching
micile age were sufficiently different froa norasl to cause.
Dre, Conard and Rall to describe thes as questionable.
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cafinite abnormalities of their thyroid tissues end five more are
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