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BEST COPY AVAILABLE. . ~. SUBJECT: RECEM IhTGMWTION ON THE STATUS OF THYROID DISEASE IN THE 1-. MARSRA.USE EXPOSED TO F}.LLOUT FRO?? THE BIKINI TEST OF The follo-~ing updates the information on this subject with respect to our lzst memoznciw dsted l<zy 4, 1966 (copy attached). The iive czses nentioned OQ page 2, paragraph 2, k-ere brought fr~ the ]fzdical Dep&rtment on Hay 26, 1966. /fter thorough evaluation for subtotal thyroidectvzies. Folloving operation, they k-ere returned to Brookkai~en on June 11, ciischarged from Brook.heven on June 16, =nd except the expecced hypothyroidic stzte which is to be trzzted by daily or&l ztizintstrccion of appropriate thyroici hornone. ~~1 the pztients were feaeles ~tith present ~ges of 46, 20, 15, 13, znd 13, or respective e~es of 34, 8, 3, 1 , =nd 1 years et time of exposure. )11 showeil &denm~toas goiters with no6ules vzrying froz one lzrge
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