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THYROID LESTONS IN MARSHALLESE
My (174
THYROID DOSE 2
LESIONS
R (exposed in utero)
175 + ?
33.3 (1/3)
R (exposed at < age 10)
675 - 1440
R (exposed at < age 10-16)
335-675
12.5% (1/8)
69 + 7
0.0 (0/1)
A (exposed at < age 10)
300 - 480
33.3% (2/6)
U (exposed at < age 10)
40 - 80
0.0% (0/53)
R (non-exposed < age 10)
0
1.6% (1/61)
L (exposed < age 10)
0
0.0% (0/31)
GROUP
CHILDREN?
A (exposed in utero)
.
89.5% (17/19) (1 cancer)
ADULTS
R (exposed > age 16)
335
A (exposed ~- age 10)
132
U exposed ~ age 10
8.1% (3/37) (2 cases cancer
.
22
25.0% (3/12)
5.8% (6/104) (1 cancer)
R(c) (non-exposed ~ age 10)
0
5.3% (7/133)
L
0
4.7% (5/106)
non-exposed ~ age 10
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Stastics based on original number people.
2.
Thyroid dose from I - 131 - 132 = 133 - 135 plus gamma.
3.
R = Rongelap exposed to 175 rad gamma dose; A = Rongelap people on nearby
island receiving 69 rad gamma dose; U = Utirik people exposed to about a
{4 rad gamma dose; R(c) = Unexposed Rongelap control group; L = Likiep
people on an atoll with no radiation exposure.
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