desert-rock-blog.com :: Daily Times: "Uranium workers meeting set for Shiprock" (October 9 2007)

desert-rock-blog.com :: Daily Times: "Uranium workers meeting set for Shiprock" (October 9 2007): "SHIPROCK — Navajo Nation residents who worked with uranium are invited to an informational meeting Wednesday at the Shiprock Chapter house. Known as the 'yellow monster,' uranium is blamed for thousands of cases of cancer, lung conditions and pulmonary and renal diseases, said Larry Martinez, program manager for the Office of Navajo Uranium Workers. Those affected by the element prior to 1971 are eligible for federal payments and free health care."