[ RadSafe ] Proxy for longevity in radiation supplement trial

[howard long]

C reactive protein, blood pressure, and many other proxies for longevity serve to give results sooner, but are less reliable. For example, when stilbesterol was given to patients with prostate cancer, the size of the tumor, blockage of urination and pain were better, but the patients did not live nearly as long as controls because of more coronary thrombosis - heart attacks from clots in the heart blood vessels. Similarly, calcium channel blockers lower blood pressure well but have not shown better longevity yet.
   
  Meantime, I sit on thorium welding rods (below a cushion) giving 0.05 mR/hr, up from 0.015.
   
  Howard Long  

Harold Careway <hacrad at comcast.net> wrote:
  Yes, unfortunately age and health is a factor, otherwise all us old cardiac
patients who get annual Cardolite tests would make an interesting
statistical study as to variances due to annual radiation increases. 
(Would such a study propose a low level increase over the year, or just a
month, or perhaps a week?).

Hal Careway

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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Re: (Taiwan Apts)

Of course, radiation effects in older people may not
be demonstrated as the individuals do not live lone
enough for the effects to be seen.

--- howard long wrote: