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UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
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MAR 2 2 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR
CHAIRMAN SEABORG
COMMISSIONER BUNTING
COMMISSIONER PALFREY
COMMISSIONER RAMEY
COMMISSIONER TAPE
TpxbucH ‘GENERAL MANAGER
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MAR 23 1965
SUBJECT: ‘THYROID DISEASE IN RONCKLAP ISLANDERS
This is to advise you that during the current annual medical survey of the
Rongelap people, Dr. Robert Conard has turned up two wore individuals with
thyroid tumors, two boys ages 12 and 17, making » total ef five (two mle
and three female} among those who were children at the time of exposure.
In addition, there is one woman 41 years of age who was found to have
what appears to be a solitary thyroid nodule.
The Journal of the American Medical Association has accepted for publica-
tion an article by Dr. Conard summarizing 10 years ef observations on the
Rongelap people and which includes information om the three cases of
thyroid tumor noted last year.
It is expected that this article will
appear within the next few weeks.
BEST COPY AVAILABLE
P.S.
The Joint Committee is being informed of the above.
US DOE ARCHIVES
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Charles EL. Dunhan, M.D.
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