PRELIOANARY STATEMENT OF MEULICAL FINDINGS IN
THE 19605 SURVEY OF THE RONGELAP PEOPLE (11 YEARS)
AFTER EXPOSURE TO FALLOUT RADIATION)
The eleventh annual mecical survey of the 76 exposed people snd 200
unexposed people of Rongelap Isiand was completed in March of 1965.
The
health of both the exposed and unexposed people on the Island is generally
gooc, and the nutrition in both groups is satisfactory.
Nodules of the
thyroid gland were detected in three additional exposed people: two cases in
boys 12 and 17 years of age and the other in an adult woman age 41.
These
noGules appear grossly similar to the nocules found in three teenage girls in
1964,
Following surgical treatment, these latter nodules were found not to
be malignant.
The three new cases ere being brought to Brookhaven National
Laboratory for further examination and treatnent in June, 90> HOE ARCHIVES
a
ancies have been cetecteé in the exposed group which could
be
velateé to reciation exposure.
A féw
people show slight
scars,
No cases of leukemia have been Getected.
anc some have CevelopecG moles in the sites
of theiy previous "beta Durns", but with uo signs of skin cancer.
of Srowth and Gevelopment ¢ate for chilcren hes not been completec, so that
mO eccitiona. statenent can be made at this ,tine in regard to the previously
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bh
nozec slight retarGetion of growth
age,
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