UNITED STATES CGus O|arn ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON25, D.C. . ACA LS BESTCOPY.AVAILABLE r Octcber 11, 1965 LILUORISUL FOR CBAIEUIAN suapcag s———_&K Qo ECOTSSIOMER PALEREY CCOMSSICIE? Rery COMLSSIONR TARE | 4 ec myes oe ew we ; Go CvocreoT: anaes daatsSRY, RECINT LICRMATION ON THYROID DISEASE EY Tis ISRSiLLESE TOSLANDS De. Noboert A, Conard of the Medical Department, Broohhaven National Lacczacamy, has just returned from an interim visit to the Mershell Toltnts 2a ¢heek oa sossibie further development of thyroi. abnore msiicies in the Rongelapese accidentally exposed to failout oa iitvo 1, i954, He was accompanied by Dr, J. E. Ball, a ccasultant chyvouic specialist of tha National Institutes of Uealta, ¢ that, as of midesumner, benion nocules had been of five scolcscents exposed at ages of tio to seven emale, fortyeone years old, had been founc to have ‘ale. All successfully underwent surgery for renoval ¢i tne abnormal tissue. Attached is a copy of our July 12, 1955, miuevancim to you Scscriting the succassful surgery for two children ae | te ee wy att a Set - Gols te “s 4 , ~ a 6 t Siting; the current Aucucst examination, nodules were found in thrce aotitional acolescents and two adults, The contours of the thyrcids -i mg more adolescents, tvo youns adults, and one man anoroacning micdle ace ware sufficiently difierent from normal to cause Dec. Conard and Rall to describe them as questioncble, Zo summarizes, there are new eleven of eighty=two Marshallese with bnormalities of their thyroid tissues and five more are ionably so. 326 ysaMRAERERGy RG COMMISSION _ BEST COPY AVAILABLE Collection ~C SéaRmore Box 69 Folder Ot2-Div.0F Brovogyt Meniciwe-Saw.—Dec, 1965" BEST COPY AVAILABLE