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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
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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.
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