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blast, will be operated onfor thyroid abner
malities. One was in his mother’s womb at
tne time of the test explosion.
CleveThe operations will be done at
jand Metropolitan General Hospital.
The surgery will bring to 25 the numher of islanders who have undergone such
sspatment during the pasi 20 vears. Apart
from those conceived but not yet born,
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where he is based, contirmed the repart.
Although the isiai.ds where the nuclear
tests took place are no longer dangerously
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not appear to be cancerotis. Cunutd aid,
they are heing removed as a precantior,
Dr. Conurd and the theese patients ara
expected to arrive at 1:30 p.m ioduy at
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Surgery will be tomorrow and Wecn.
there were 89 people on the isiad when the
radioactive, it is still unsafe to eat coconut| day, Dr. Con urd told The Plain Dea.cr }- +
xno were less than t0 years old at Lhe time,
tu-t) but two have developed nodules or
wet level of such substances as strortium
‘adioactive debris fell.
One had died of leukemiu. Ofthe 17
org of the thyroid gland and in two cases
he thyroid failed to funciion entirely end
‘he growth of the children was stunted,
Now, because of treatment with artificial
thyroid hormones, the children’s normal
srowth has resumed.
In the course of the follow-up medical
program, four operations revealed cancernus tumors of the thyroid, ciie in a resident
af another island, Rongerik, where the exnosure to radiation was considerably less.
According to Dr. Robert Conard, head
crabs iromthe rorth end of Rongelap. Con- : night.
ard said that apparently the crabs eat ineir ‘
He said ‘ne Sutlents are ox
own shells, thus perpelrathig a relatively
The woman Was por. of a “control”
group of islanccrs not exposed to the original fallout who therefore cou:a serve “e é
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basis for estimating the cliects of exnoseve.
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visited the island, the Rongerik case may
be one of the small numberofthyroid tumors that occur naturally.
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A third case uncovere: dy the scocening program, 2 woman now45 years oid,
who moved to the island alter the blast
will also be operated on.
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