31.   Still, if no action is taken, radioactive iodine is absorbed into the thyroid, where it can lead to thyroid cancer and other thyroid disorders.

32.   Studies of people in Utah immediately downwind from the test site did not find a clear association with thyroid cancer, Wachholz said.

33.   The agency said the Energy Department should sponsor the program to look for possible thyroid cancer and other radiation-related conditions affecting the gland.

34.   The cause was thyroid cancer, according to his wife, Patti.

35.   The cancer institute could not say whether any cases of thyroid cancer were caused by the fallout.

36.   The epidemiologists are looking for more cases of thyroid cancer and for other cancers, such as leukemia.

37.   The greatest problem is thyroid cancer in people who were children at the time of the accident.

38.   The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving toward stockpiling millions of potassium iodide pills, which could prevent thyroid cancer in those exposed to radiation.

39.   The Pill for the Age of al-Qaida is potassium iodide, known by the chemical formulation KI, which protects against thyroid cancer caused by radioactive iodine.

40.   The pills would be taken in case of an accident, and have been shown to reduce the risk of thyroid cancer after radiation exposure.