LOMORANDUM FOR: Constr STARONS COMLISSIONER PALFREY COMMISSIONER RALT COMDASSIONES TAPE mrss ATTA THD che AA TenocvoGe GENERAL MAMASER SUBIICT: THYROID DISEASE IN RONSELAP ISLANSIA During the week of July 5, 1955, the three rnongelapese vno vere brought to this country for study at Brochhaven Nationa : c bopolvatory ware operated on et the Leno A vill sveecell thet thyroid tumors vere no excrinction of those exposed to fallout Tne two teen-acse boys were found to heve each a solitary benign tumor of the thyroid. These nodules ware venoaved surgiccily. Tne micdle-cged woran wes found to hava a carcinoma of the thyroid slend with som2 metastcses to local strectures. A subtotal thyroidectomy ws3 cavried out. In har casa, the prognosis is feir. She will be given 25 :nillicuries of Todine-131 therapeutically to destroy persisting thyroid tissue. seed It is interesting that the ccse of recioioliine to the thyroid glend in the cese of the wocen is estinatel eat about 160 rads, or epproxicetely one-tenth thet to the clec:cs of the youths. Presently uncer conci¢ereticn is theacrinistiration of Cecciccted thyroid tablets prophylectically to cll th2 Ronselepese who were ac Roarelep or Alincince at tke time of gellout., ec: Sccretariat (2) Cu ee nD . Donerte ent no ats a DUNZAM: 2 .- bivts BM DIRECTOR GH/RD 7/12/65 CM Lye Aiyy Dee we rc oom wee Am rene aR mets bee 37