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CURRENT MEDICAL STATUS OF THE MARSHALLESE EXPOSED TO FALLOUT FROM
THE MARCH 1, 1954, TEST ON BIKINI BY DR. ROBERT A, CONARD, MEDICAL
DEPARIMENT, BROCKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
Dr. Conard conducted nis ennual medical survey of the exposed and
non-exposed Marshallese between February 20 and March 20, 1971.
visited Rongelap, Ucirik, LEbeye and Majuro Islends (Atolls).
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He reports that no new thyroid Lesions were found in the exposed
Rongelep people. One 35-year-old woman in the low exposure (14 rads)
group oa Utirik developed a slight enlargement of one lobe of the
thyroic that will be watched.
A 32-year-old unexposed control
Rongelap woman living on Ebeye developed a nodular thyroid during
the year for which surgery was recomspended at the Majuro Hospital.
The current status may be updated as follows:
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Young Rongelapase exposed to fallout March 1, 1954, when they were
1 to 8 years of age.
(fatimated dose:
175 rads external gamaa
‘plus 600 to 1400 rem internal irradicticn.)
Total - 19
1.
Currently normal by clinical and biochemical tests.
(There may be a slight unevenness of the gland in
one patient.)
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2
(11%)
3
(162)
Currently hypothyzold with minimal nodularity.
Responding satisfactorily to oral thyroid hormone
therapy.
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