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National Association of Atomic Veterans
Medical Data Base
" A non-profit organization dedicated to the cause of the Atomic Veteran; who seeks no special favor. . . simply JUSTICE."
| ATOMVET Morbidity Study |
Since 1992 the National Association of Atomic Veterans has maintained a computer data base with the voluntary medical histories of U.S. military veterans who participated in the atmospheric testing of Atomic and Nuclear weapons from 1945 through 1962 and those veterans who served in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during occupation of Japan following World War II.
More recently this morbidity study has been expanded to the second generation Atomic Veteran, ie, Weapons Handlers, Crewmen of Nuclear powered vessels, Cloud Samplers, Broken Arrow personnnel, etc.
The statistical data developed within this data base is being utilized to pinpoint specific areas where the effects of radiation exposure indicate that Atomic Veterans have an elevated rate of disease. Additionally, it is used by representatives of NAAV when appearing before Congress, in meetings with government and non-government agencies and/or their subcontractors, and when preparing information released to the press.
Without meaningful ststistical data the relating of the health hazards to which the Atomic Veteran have been exposed is mute and meaningless dialogue.
Presently, the Data Base contains information from over 5,500 Atomic Veterans.
The more complete this study becomes the clearer the magnitude of the problem becomes.
Whether you have or do not have health problems, your fellow veterans need your piece of the puzzle to assist in the fight against injustice.
How You May Help Atomic Veterans, their widows, or surviving children may assist in this morbidity study by completing and mailing a copy of the "NAAV Medical History & Data Questionaire." When the veteran is deceased, we request that a photocopy of the Death Certificate be included for the Data Base files. Copies of the questionaire may be obtained by contacting:
Medical Data Base Coordinators
Richard U. (Dick) Conant
1130 Madeira Drive S.E., Apt 302
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-877-3707
E-Mail: rucon1@comcast.netOR
Glen Dale Howard
Los Lunas, NM 87031
505-865-8138
E-Mail: leprechaun40@juno.com
What We Presently See The morbidity study for Crossroads contains data received from 1,572 veterans of the 42,000 participating veterans. This represents a sample size of 3.74 %. The average death age of the 380 deceased veterans is 57 years. The incident of all types of cancers in deceased Crossroads Veterans is 59%.
The Incidence of all types of cancer in the 1572 reporting Veterans is 35%.
The leading cancer types, ranging from 23% down to 6%, are skin, prostate, lymphoma, lung, urinary, colon, and esophagus.
These percentages for the most part are seen in data on Ranger, Greenhouse, Buster-Jangle, Trinity, Tumbler-Snapper, Upshot-Knothole, Castle, and Redwing. Information from veterans from other tests is needed before an analysis can be performed.Further study and data is needed to isolate target area, ie, tests, units, ships.
No Amount of Ionizing Radiation is Safe!
John Gofman, Ph.D., MD., Poisoned Power, 1971
Message from the Medical Data Base Custodian
The mission of the National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV) is to assist these veterans in obtaining government recognition and Department of Veteran Affairs health care and financial assistance.
Atomic Veterans are requested to contact the webmaster at this web site regarding historical information about their duty.
Email: pdxavets@aracnet.com