TABLE 8: DISTRIBUTION OF POSSIBLE CANCER DEATHS ACCORDING TO YEARS OF RESIDENCE ON RONGELAP Years on Rongeiap Number of Persons Possible Cancer Deaths A. COMPARISON GROUP ed} 135 7 5-9 40 (0) 10-14 20 Q 15-19 20-24 25-28 13 10 9 227 Total B. RONGELAP EXPOSED 0 i Q 8 (13. of recorded deaths) hd 8 0) 5-9 10 1) 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-28 12 Total ] 13 30 10 83 (} 3 l 5 (19%. of recorded deaths) TABLE 9: COMPARISON AND EXPOSED GROUP — CANCER DEATHS No. in Group Group A. Comparison A.1 Resident on Rongelap only during ‘57-61 A2 Residentin '57-'61 and for Total Deaths 227 Cancer Deaths Age at Death 53° 8 28-68 42 12 4 55-68 some time thereafter 109 32 2 51,63 A.3 Resident only after ‘57-61 47 5 l 50 A.4 Never on Rongelap 29 13 } 2g 86 B. Exposed in 1954 26°" ) B.1 Like A.1l 8 3 1 60 B.2 Like A.2 73 20 4 19-71 B.3 Like A.3 l 0 0 B.4 Like A4 l 0 0 * One death occurred five months after return to Rongelap. ‘* Three deaths occurred prior to return to Rongelap in 1957. SO0nI20 %0