[ RadSafe ] Leukemias and Chernobyl + European Journal...

[Steven Dapra]

April 24

         When were any infant leukemias that were attributed to 
Chernobyl "picked up" in the USA?  I suppose we can read about it in 
"Wings of Death."  How about a citation to the primary source 
material.  Or is the primary source one of those "rags" such as 
Nature or the BMJ?

Steven Dapra


At 12:00 PM 4/24/2011, you wrote:
>Dear Dan
>
>I am not disagreeing with Otto's remark. About thyroid cancer. I am 
>saying it is irrelevant to the question of the infant leukemias 
>which were picked up in other countries. (Germany, Greece, USA etc)
>It is hardly credible that the  2 year aggregated trend in Scotland 
>and Wales, for example can go from 1975 to 
>1994:  4,5,2,5,4,3,14,6,6,5 (14 in 1987,88)as a result of increased 
>surveillance.
>The dose in Scotland and Wales was about 100uSv
>This was published in Energy nad Environment in 2000 by me. The data 
>from other publications in BMJ and Nature and various other rags.
>
>
>Chris
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu on behalf of Dan W McCarn
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>Dear Chris:
>
>Otto's remark is not only correct, but the epidemiological studies underway
>at the time of the 10th anniversary meetings in Minsk and Vienna (IAEA) also
>demonstrated this trend and estimated cure rate.
>
>Dan ii
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
>[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Busby Chris
>Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 09:40
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>Not relevant
>Chris
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu on behalf of Otto G. Raabe
>Sent: Fri 22/04/2011 23:49
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>
> >On 4/21/2011 1:48 PM, Howard wrote:
> >>Indeed, more thyroid cancers were found in children after Chernobyl
> >>exposure - but the degree of malignancy noted was less and the
> >>death rate was unchanged, suggesting that milder malignancies were
> >>counted that would not have been included in the "controls".
>**************************************
>Although the increase thyroid cancer from childhood exposure to I-131
>was readily detected, the cure rate is about 95% so that the death
>rate is much smaller. I think the info is in "Health Effects of the
>Chernobyl Accident and Special Health Care Programmes", World Health
>Organization, Geneva, 2006.
>
>Otto
>
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