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THRU: General Naneger EXPOSED TO FALLOUT i+.CiTM WRCH 1, 1954 TEST ON BIKINI Ihrshsllese during i~rch 1570, reports no new serious cases of thyroid disczsc EOZg this population. The five Mkf3halle6a who underwent di=gao~c~c procedures at Brookhzven National Laboratory and thyroid were in good condition. The preseat status rzy 30 tcbul=ted ao fOllOWS: they were 1 to 8 yezrs of a~e. (Estiaated dose: 175 rads cxterzzl g~ plus 600 to 1400 ram internal irradiation.) Currently =orczl by clinical and biocherdcal tests. 2 (11%) Currently hypothyroid ktithaini~al modularity. ?.espondfngsatisfactorily to oral thyroid hormoae H=ve mdergone surgery in the U..S. prior to 1969 beccuse of nociulczthyroid disease; histologic “ slxm saze cnlzrgezeat of the re=nznt of thyroid le~t froa a pzrtizl t?iyroidect~zyin 1964; as she regtizn, there is question as to whether she should BEST COPY AVAILABLE
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Young people operated on for thyroid di~ease during benia~-edencaatous goiter in two and papillary adenoaa of serious Zrade =ali@zncy in one. 3 (16%) (None of cfx Atlingince children exposed to an esthated external dose of 70 reds h=ve shown thyroid dys:unctfon.) 175 rads external plus 160 rea internal irradiation.) 1. Papillary. carcinoma re=oved surgically at,age 41. No recurrence. Taking oral thyroid homone therapy. 1 2. S=zll nodule at ~~a 40 which disz2pezred under ozal thyroid bomone therapy. 1 invzsive zdez=s; ha recovered satisfactorily. 1 (ikttited dose: 70 rads external g~ Lrradlatioa.) 1. Ackzxxztous go.itezre=oved at zge 45; recovered end k-as dose: 14 rais excernsl g=a plus 15 rea internal irratiistlon.). cLXCzry in 1969. As the ticsue rcscbled a follicul&- c?~z~ed the de~zee of nalfgosncy. She has recovered
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lfoncw cases of nodular thyroids were found during a visit to Utirilc,nor were nodular thyroids found in c~trols on Mkiep - and Kwajaleln Atolls, The najor medical problem is to persuade the people to take their thyroid hormone supplemnt on a ze.wlar routine schedule. This Iwc not yet bcori solved, To s~arize, all but 2 of 19 children exposed on Ron&elap have now exhibited thyroid dysfunction es have a saaller but siogniflcant nmber of adults. Statistics on the frequeacy of thyroid cmccr in liicroaesizns do not seeia to be available; the figures for 25 countries around tha world range froq 0.25 (Japanese -Ies) to 1.54 (Austrian finales) per 100,000 population. Dr. Cmard ZISO visited Bikini to collect urine s~~les frointhe 25 Bikini nea te=20zarily there warking to reha3ili&.te the island: couating of the population before they return froa Klli to Bikini. A lcx kcy public cczoa~ceamt of these Zindings is being cmsidered by Broa!dmven National Lboratory. Tb sme infomatioa is being iorwa-ded to ?4c.Bzuser for the iaf~at$oa of the Joint Cmitcca oa Atcmic Energy.