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Downwinders Individuals who were physically present in one of the affected areas downwind of the Nevada Test Site. |
Eligibility Requirements
Individuals must have been present in a qualifying area for a minimum of two years between January 21, 1951 and October 31, 1958 or present continually from June 30, 1962 through July 31, 1962
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Eligible Nevada Counties
Eureka
Lander
Lincoln
Nye
White Pine
Northeast Clark County (Mesquite, Bunkerville, Warm Springs, Moapa, Riverside, Logandale, Overton)
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Diseases for which compensation may be available
Leukemia (excluding Chronic Lymphocytic Leukema),
multiple myeloma,lymphomas (excluding Hodgkins),
and primary cancer of the thyroid, male or female
breast, esophagus, stomach, pharynx,
small intestine,
pancreas, bile ducts, gallbladder, salivary gland, urinary bladder,
brain, colon, ovary, liver (except if cirrhosis or Hepatitis B), and lung.
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