AU BROOKHAVEW NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES. INC... UPTON. Lu. NY. 1397323 TecepHone: (516) 345-3577 MEDICAL DEPARTMFHT PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Mr. F. OM. June &, 4orE7o9 1976 Zeder, Director Office of Territorial Affairs Department of Interior Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Mr. Zeder: This is to advise you that the following three Marshallese in the group exposed to fallout radiation in 1954 have had thyroid surgery and results are noted: 1) Qe (574) Rongelap Island, female, age 38 - benign adenomas; 2) QM2159) Ucirik Island, male, age 33 - benign adenomas; 3) QM (7/2194), Ucirik Island, female, age 57 - cancer of the thyroid. The attached list updates the people who are under your consideration for compensation. This list includes the above three. As amatter of receyd one of the Rongelap exposed people, (#18) female, age 42 who is previously listed for compensation (thyroid surgery for cancer) has been undergoing x-ray therapy at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health for a pituitary (brain) tumor. This tumor is not believed to be related to her thyroid cancer. I am enclosing a copy of a newspaper clipping about this. Sincerely, PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Robert A. Conard, M;:D. RAC: im Enclosures REPOSITORY Se- re RESSTAr conection MARKEE wi EleEd BOX No. Ss ok & aA. MARIAKRLLEDE ISLA005 FOLDER #7. Pee FIN oc) iw OO Ae TN ne bh TY aN es, . . INFORMATION OPERATOR (516) 345-2125 1d | 1192 . .