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

[John Jacobus]

Jerry, 
You didn't answer my questions:

Assuming you sent the information before Dr. Cameron
died, what did he conclude?  Of course, the results of
the NSWS were questioned so what does that indicate? 
Poor epidemiological studies should be consided good
enough if the results are what you want?



--- 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
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jerry Cuttler" <jerrycuttler at rogers.com>;
> "howard long" <hflong at pacbell.net>; "Jay Caplan"
> <uniqueproducts at comcast.net>; "Muckerheide"
> <muckerheide at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Rad Science List" <rad-sci-l at WPI.EDU>;
> <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: (Taiwan Apts) NSWS exposed lived longer
> (0.76 mortality rate!)
> 
> 
> > Assuming you sent the information before Dr.
> Cameron
> > died, what did he conclude?  Of course, the
> results of
> > the NSWS were questioned so what does that
> indicate? 
> > Poor epidemiological studies should be consided
> good
> > enough if the results are what you want?
> > 
> > --- Jerry Cuttler <jerrycuttler at rogers.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> I asked Bernie Cohen what a 40% reduction in
> >> mortality of the NSWs meant in terms of increased
> >> life expectancy.
> >> I recall Bernie's calculation that indicated a
> 2.8
> >> year increase in life expectancy.  I sent
> Bernie's
> >> calculation to John Cameron.
> >> Jerry
> >> 

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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com


 
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