PRELIOANARY STATEMENT OF MEULICAL FINDINGS IN THE 19605 SURVEY OF THE RONGELAP PEOPLE (11 YEARS) AFTER EXPOSURE TO FALLOUT RADIATION) The eleventh annual mecical survey of the 76 exposed people snd 200 unexposed people of Rongelap Isiand was completed in March of 1965. The health of both the exposed and unexposed people on the Island is generally gooc, and the nutrition in both groups is satisfactory. Nodules of the thyroid gland were detected in three additional exposed people: two cases in boys 12 and 17 years of age and the other in an adult woman age 41. These noGules appear grossly similar to the nocules found in three teenage girls in 1964, Following surgical treatment, these latter nodules were found not to be malignant. The three new cases ere being brought to Brookhaven National Laboratory for further examination and treatnent in June, 90> HOE ARCHIVES a ancies have been cetecteé in the exposed group which could be velateé to reciation exposure. A féw people show slight scars, No cases of leukemia have been Getected. anc some have CevelopecG moles in the sites of theiy previous "beta Durns", but with uo signs of skin cancer. of Srowth and Gevelopment ¢ate for chilcren hes not been completec, so that mO eccitiona. statenent can be made at this ,tine in regard to the previously ° bh nozec slight retarGetion of growth age, - BEST COPYAVAILABLE 16