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SUEMARY REPORT BY DR, ROBERT CONARD, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,BROOXHAVEN
NATIONAL LABORATORY, OF THE CURRENT MEDICAL STATUS OF THE MARSHALLESE
EXPOSED TO FALLOUT FRCM TEE MARCH 1, 1954 TEST ON BIKINI
Dr. Conard, on returning from his annual medical examination of the
Marshallese during iarch 1970, reports no new serious cases of thyroid
disezse asong this population, The five Marshallese who underwent
dicenostic procedures at Brookhaven National Laboratory and thyroid
surgery at the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital last August
were in good condition,
tne present status may be tabulated as follows:
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Young Rongelcpese exposed to fallout March 1, 1954, when
they were 1 to 8 years of age,
(Estimated dose; 175 rads
external perma plus 600 to 1400 rem internal frradiation.)
Total -~ 19 —
1.
Currently normal by clinical end biochemical tests,
2.
Currently hypothyroid with ninimal nodularity,
Responding satisfactorily to oral thyroid hormone
therapy,
2.
2 (11%)
3 (16%)
Have undergone surgery in the U. S. prior to 1969
beceuse of nodular thyroid disease; histologie
ciagnosis of adenomatous soiter end Huerthle cell
tumor, Responding satisfectorily to oral thyroid
hermone tharcoy with one exception: This patient
shows some enlargeneat of the remnant of thyroid
leit from a perticl thyroidectcay in 1964; as she
hes. not followed her post-operative thyroid hormone
regicen, there is question as to whether she should
have further surgery.
11 (58%)
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