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Title:
MAJOR FINDINGS AND FACTS ( PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT )
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Subject Terms:
HREX; BRAIN TUMORS; DEATHS; FACTS; FINDINGS
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0001
Accession Number:
NV0703639
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 15
Description/Abstract:
MAJOR FINDINGS AND FACTS. FEWER DEATHS THAN EXPECTED FOR ALL CAUSES OF DEATH, ALL CANCERS COMBINED, AND LUNG CANCER, COMPARED TO U. S. DEATH RATES. EXCESS OF BRAIN TUMORS FOUND FOR TOTAL WORKER GROUP, BOTH THOSE EXPOSED AND NOT EXPOSED TO PLUTONIUM. SUGGESTION THAT EXPOSED WORKERS MAY EXPERIENCE INCREASED CANCER RISKS STEMMING FROM LYMPHOCYTES AND CANCERS OF THE PROSTATE AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. NO EXISTING SET OF HUMAN DATA WITH WHICH TO COMPARE FINDINGS. FINDINGS NEED REPLICATION BEFORE THEY CAN BE ACCEPTED AS STRONG EVIDENCE OF CAUSATION. OTHER STUDIES ARE IN PROGRESS. PLUTONIUM WORKERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED.