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MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN SEABORG
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON
COMMISSIONER NABRIT
COMMISSIONER RAMEY
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RECENT INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THYROID DISEASE IN THE
MARSRALLESE EXPOSED TO FALLOUT FROM THE BIKINI TEST OF
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MARCH 1, 1954
The following updates the informetion on this subject with respect
to our lest meworendum dated Mey 4, 1966 (copy attached).
The five céses mentioned on pege 2, paregreph 2, were brought from
Rongelzp to Brookhéven during the latter half of May and aécmitted to
the Medical Depzrtment on HMzy 26, 1966. After thorough evaluation
they were transferred to the New Englend Deaconess Hospital, Boston,
for subtotal thyroidectumies, Following operation, they were returned
to Brookhaven on June 11, discherged from Brookhaven on June 16, and
returned home,
fll withstood surgery easily end have exhibited no complic
except the expected hypothyroidic stéte which is
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caily orel edainistrecion of appropriate thyroid hormone. fil the
petients were femeles with present eges of 46, 20, 15, 13, end 13,
or respective ezes of 34, 8, 3, 1, end 1 years et time of exposure.
fll showed adenomatous goiters with nodules verying from one lérge
single nodule to multiple small ones; one pstient hed a e5211 nocule
with Hurtie cells which, while ancplastic, are not necessarily
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