UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 UG FILE January 6, 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN SEABORG COMMISSIONER BUNTING COMMISSIONER PALFREY COMMISSIONER RAMEY COMMISSIONER TAPE ie : fo [- THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER PF Wo SUBJECT: “ Z les 4027 G2 4 sy * oe! - b wee Cf COT IBN 7 I9BS FURTHER INFORMATION ON THREE MARSHALLESE GIRLS OPERATED ON FOR REMOVAL OF THYROID NODULES (SEE ATTACHED COPY OF PREVIOUS MEMO, THIS SUBJECT). Dr, Robert A, Conard, Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, who has responsibility for conducting the clinical surveys, reports: "Sections of the nodules have been examined by a number of pathologists including Drs. S. Warren, G. H. Klink, H. A. Johnson and §S,. Lindsay, The concensus is that the nodules are benign, though with certain bizarre areas, and resemble iodine deficiencyadenomata,"* Dr. Lindsay noted that the nodules in the Rongelap cases are similar to ones he has seen in children following 113 therapy, This Division has a file of Dr. Lindsay's histological reports and a review paper by Lindsay and Chaikoff, Cancer Research, 24:1099, 1964, The radiation dosages which these children’ s thyroids may have received are being reevaluated by Dr, John Gofman! Ss group, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. It should be added that nodules in the thyroid glands of young people frequently become malignant in the course of time, Therefore, while these which were removed promptly after discovery were not malignant, there is a chance that in time they might have assumed neoplastic characteristics, February 1965. Dr, Conard's next clinical survey will take place in Cc. L. Dunham, M,D, Director Division of Biology and Medicine Attachment: US DOE ARGHIWEGemo datef R 326 US ATOMIE PNFREYy Denhap Colleetion Box COMMISSION forever . bo 4 10/2/64 to Chairman Seaborg STATUS VERIFIE are .. - os TE ots S- =, 6G VolderDuerreueeoerHyrein CAMCER OR a NON-CCRP OTHER. DISEASES Tal rHe EGxoesk£d CRouPps pe OT “3