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We enclose a lettar W bcsabsr 13, 1957, fr& 30hn.B. White, Talent lm, %ms, rho sts tes that he v u in the patient shousd ABCC or other sham an interust In the case. We w f ll appreciate your taldng whatever action yon deem desirable, and ye shall In form h. White that his letter has been transmitted
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Atomic Energy Caanniseion Department of md ical Research riioned bcar Ragasaki, Jap& toward the clore af the w a r in 3 5 . According t o the pstitnt he WMS a m 3 7 ~ d l e 6from the epicenter of the atomic bo& blast which occurred at Hiroehima in 1945. A fallout cloud moved to the south away from h i s location which w a 8 northBe w a s we11 until June ai 1957 when be detsloped lobar pneumonia of the right lung which seemed t o respond nicely t o medical therapy. Hovever, despite of appsrent clearing by x-ray, pai0 in the right chest returned and re-check films mailc some tu0 v e e b later showed opscification in the right lug end he VBB subsequently rent t o the Veterans Admfnietration Bospital In Big Springs, Texas. After further study a diagnoole cxf C(Yclnome was ma& and on August 8, 1957 at hara cw perfarrPd. A portion Ot the turnor WSB resected f o r bioprry purposes and is reported t o brrve shown a squamous cell carcinana. The tumor hsd iqveded t h e rmdimtinum and AQdnIstration Hospital for x-ray theraipy dl recclved therapy to the right hilus and mdiastlnum am w'L1 as t o 80mt lvck nodes vhich -re found to be involved on the right side. immediate response of there ~ tast atl cnodes to the therapy. reason it uaa decided to CLUTJ the depth docre t o a greater amount 4 the use of supplemntary Cobalt-60 teletherapy. the hospital In Dallas he elected t o be treated in El Par0 at hio o m He vas rent t o hlh8 t o the Veteraxu Rathsr then remdn in
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IY A EP Lr REFEQ TO: ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Oak Ridee, Tennessee Reference is made tow urc cmu qi cation sf kcember 13, 15#?, ad6resse.l tothe .zt Oak iiidre, relative to the above subject. ~ r . 3f o r eny action that miFht seem a n ~ r opr it te. tde s Fye ziP te your interest in x ri ting to. us. there is a dez ire far a follow-up interview you will be contacted Ifeel sure that if Very truly yours, Research and Development Division