AOL St APR 24 3979 viel. US DOE ARCHIVES” Commissioner Raney Comaissioner Johnson Commissioner Thompson RG ' $25 US ATOLDS pause CORay “~ (Collection DBM-EpP Fites Comaissioner Larson Box KY THRU: Folder O7H-3 /972 General Manager Job! CSSO 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: I. 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%) BEST COPY AVAILABLE Pee ee . Cheirman Secborg