COVINGTON &
BURLING
Mr. Wallace O. Green
Page Ten
December 17, 1980
- Sedimentation rate
- If indicated, in selected cases, bone marrow
aspiration or biopsy
c)
Bone and Cartilage sarcoma screening to include:
~- History and physical examination
- Technitium99 diphosphanate gamma imaging
- Radiographic chest examination and skeletal
survey where indicated
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- If indicated, in selected cases, open or
Closed biopsies
da)
Lenticular opacification screening to include:
- Opthamological examination to include slit lamp
e)
Skin cancer screening to include:
- History and physical examination
- If indicated, in selected cases, incizional or
excizional biopsies
All of the above studies must also be done on an appropriate
control group to provide meaningful statistical analyses and
conclusions.
These suggested tests were the subject of discussions between Dr. Loeffler and representatives of the
Department of Energy and Brookhaven -National Laboratory.
At
that time, Dr. Loeffler and the DOE and Brookhaven representatives reached a meeting of the minds regarding certain
modifications of this list.
However, we still await the
promised final response from DOE.
The information which we are seeking is crucial to
the Government of the Marshall Islands and to the Government
of the United States in carrying out our shared determination
that the necessary medical treatment be provided to all
people of the Marshall Islands affected by the United States
nuclear weapons testing program as mandated by Public Law
96-205.
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Sincerely,
FUine S. Vokeudir
Elaine S. Falender
ESF:jdh
‘cc:
Hon. Philip Burton
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Henry
James
Amata
Anton
M. Jackson
A. McClure
Kabua
A. DeBrum
Mr. Jonathan Weisgall
Mr. Jeffry D. Jefferson
Mr.
Theodore R. Mitchell