[ RadSafe ] Re: (Taiwan Apts) NSWS exposed lived longer (0.76 mortality rate!)

[Ruth Sponsler]

Hello All - 

The 2.8 y figure was from Dr. Cameron.  I believe that
he obtained it from Bernie Cohen, unless he calculated
it himself.  

Best wishes - 


Ruth Sponsler


--- Jerry Cuttler <jerrycuttler at rogers.com> wrote:

> I looked at the Sponsler and Cameron paper in Int.
> J. Low Radiation, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2005, and I found
> the following sentence in Section 4 on Page 472.
> 
> 4 Discussion
> The Summary of the Final Report did not mention the
> 24% lower SMR from all causes of the cohort (p <
> 10-16) compared to the controls. A 24% lower SMR
> implies a 2.8-year increase in average lifespan.
> 
> So I likely asked Bernie to calculate the life
> extension corresponding to 24% lower SMR (not a 40%
> reduction).
> 
> Jerry



 
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