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UNR program helps those exposed to radiation testing in 1950s and 1960s,

UNR program helps those exposed to radiation testing in 1950s and
1960s, Foxreno.com RENO — Personnel from the Nevada Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) will offer free medical screenings on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at University of Nevada, Reno in the Brigham Building.
Nevadans who lived near or worked at the Nevada Test Site during the
period of atmospheric nuclear testing (1951 – 1963) may be eligible to
participate. Screenings are by appointment only.
The Nevada RESEP Program offers Nevadans exposed to radiation no cost
medical screenings. This screening program also provides education on
cancer and illnesses related to exposure to nuclear radiation.
In addition, the Nevada RESEP program assists individuals in applying
for compensation through the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation
Act. Under this act, eligible Nevadans who have had cancer or other
radiogenic illnesses may receive up to $75,000 in compensation.
The University of Nevada School of Medicine is the only institution to
offer free cancer screening clinics to Nevada residents exposed to
radiation from above ground nuclear testing and is able to do so
because of a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
grant, now in its seventh year. Under the direction of Thomas J. Hunt,
M.D., associate professor at the School of Medicine, screening and
diagnostic services facilitating early detection of cancers and other
health hazards associated with radiation are offered at the Family
Medicine Center in Las Vegas and at clinics periodically held in
various locations throughout Nevada….
http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local/unr-program-helps-those-exposed-radiation-testing-/nQB6f/

August 8, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general