PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Whatis cancer? Canceris a disease which happens whena certain part of your body becomes sick and does not doits job. The sickness can spread to other parts of your body. Cancer of the blood is called leukemia and thatis 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. ave a better chanceto help you. So far, what are the health findings? Are we healthier or sicker? The medical examinations showthat you are a healthy and strong people. The only significant differences have been the early 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 aboutthe 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 bythe radiation. If you allow the doctors to examine you and if you follow their advice, you should beable to livea normal, healthy life. Examinations of thousandsofchildren of exposed parents in Japan have not shownanydiseases from radiation. Examinations of your children also siiow that they are healthy. - 105 -