. 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).