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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: Calif J Health Promot. 2010 Dec;8(Spec Issue):84–89.

Table 1.

Lifetime Predicted Radiation-Related Cancers on the Marshall Islands as of 1954

Type of Cancer Rate: High Fallout areas* Rate: surrounding areas Percentage of yet to develop or be diagnosed.
Leukemia 60% 3% All developed & diagnosed
Thyroid 98% 64% 38%
Stomach 78% 2% 85%
Colon 94% 17% 75%
Other Cancers 46% 1.4% 66%
*

Rongelap/Ailinginae population. An estimated 87% of all radiation related cancers are predicted from exposure on the northern atolls of Rongelap, Ailinginae, Ailuk, Mejit, Likiep, Wotho, Wotje, and Ujelang (National Institutes of Health, 2004).