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Memo for Chairman Seaborg, Et Al, Subject: Current Status of Thyroid Modules Among the Marshallese Exposed to Fallout from the Bikini Test of March 1, 1954

Dated
May 4, 1966
Document type
Correspondence
Length
2 pages
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Machine-read from the scan, so expect some errors. Lines that couldn’t be read are left out.

Page 2

Dr. Con&rd vietted F?ongelapin September 1966 end found thesa pntients to be without new medical problems. The nodules h the thyroids of the remsinlng pat{ents seem to be v controllable by the administration of thfiold hormone. Dect8~ons “regerding possible surgery for them and further medical regiacns cre being deferred until the next cnn~cl sumey of the Fkrshallese next Divfsion of Biology knd Hediciue