~ eta - a - 3 oie ope aa 2M fe PRIVACYA CT MATERIAL REMOVED Ot fi TT ry 3: i, Whydo [ need to take medicine for my thyroid? Ifyou had an operation and vour thyroid glind was removed, the medicine will do the jabthuat vour thyroid used to da, So, vou nmust keep taking vour niedicine. Some peaple who did not have the operation alse take the medicine so that their thyroid danas do not get sick. Its very important that vou take cour medicine if =. " 7 . % you want to stay healthy. What kind of radiation caused thyroid sickness and leukemia? ‘Thyroid sickness in the Kongelap people exsposcd te Gillout was caused by damage tothe ths roid ghiod doom Cehvrod cadiation poten.” Ty took a dang line for the sickness bo show. AV fos auesxposed Ragigelap people as well as same people in the Afaashall [lands and allover the ward develop thy raid sickness, bud itis nat due to tationion. Albthe “Hiiaid poison” on Rongelap was gone when the people moved hock. Leukemia isa discase of the bload. Some cases were caused by radiation in Japan and itis posible that Jeukeria diay have been due ta radiation. Tine isabeout past foray dee Teakemia ta be expected from radiahon, Nak tea , i " f 4 What will happen ta the people who were not exposed to radiation but are now living on Mongelap aad Uiircik? Vhey dont have te worey becuse there ts practically no chance that any of the people will ger sick From cadiation since Chere is sa very litthe radiation lef on the isliaicls, ¥ 5 | 1 Feast + People Pare Roneelap prupede. They ane healthy, tue = 103 - AL REMOVED PRIVACY ACT MATERI