PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Whatis cancer? Canceris a disease which happens whena certain part of your body becomessick and does notdoits job. The sickness can spreadto otherparts of your body. Cancer of the blood is called leukemia and that is the disease that had. Some kinds of cancer can be controlled by medicine and others must be stopped by oper- ation. Some types of cancer, such as leukemia, cannot be cured. Canceris dan- gerous butif the doctors examine you andfind it early, the. zave a better chance to help you. So far, what are the health findings? Are we healthier or sicker? The medical examinations show that you are a healthy andstrong people. The only significant differences have been theearly fallout effects on the blood andskin, the higher numberof miscarriages in 1957 and 1958 andthe thyroid troubles. Whatis our future in regards to our health? Dr. Conard and the other doctors feel that most of you are healthy and that you do not need to worry about the future. This is also true for the unexposed people who moved ontotheisland after the fallout and for the children +. 10 were born after 1954. Some of you may becomesick but you will be given the best medical care possible . . . even if the sickness is not caused by the radiation. If you allow the doctors to examine you and if you follow their advice, you should be able to livea normal, healthy life. Examinations of thousands of children of exposed parents in Japan have not shownanydiseases from radiation. Examinations of your children also siiow that they are healthy. - 105 -