[ RadSafe ] The hidden danger of radioactive scrap metal

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Your question occurred to me also, but more in the form of "'statistically significant' to what level?  And are there other forms of cancer for which there was a 'statistically significant' DECREASE at the same level?"

Adding to the issue it the higher level of screening that the people who lived in the apartment underwent, compared to the general public.  This can lead to lower mortality, due to cancers being detected earlier, and higher incidence, due to slow developing cancers being detected before the person died of some unrelated cause.  

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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Ahmad Al-Ani
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] The hidden danger of radioactive scrap metal



"They did not suffer a higher incidence of cancer mortality, as the LNT theory would predict. On the contrary, the incidence of cancer deaths in this population was greatly reduced—to about 3 per cent of the incidence of spontaneous cancer death in the general Taiwan public. In addition, the incidence of congenital malformations was also reduced—to about 7 per cent of the incidence in the general public"

Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477708/

It must be another study which the below news article based its statement:

"A 2005 study of more than 6,000 Taiwanese who lived in apartments built with radioactive reinforcing steel from 1983 to 2005 showed a statistically significant increase in leukemia and breast cancer"

Did it increase "leukemia and breast cancer" but reduced every other cancer?


Ahmad

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On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 1:25 PM AST (Arabian) Roger Helbig wrote:

>New post on nuclear-news
>
>The hidden danger of radioactive scrap metal
>
>by Christina MacPherson
>
>Chronic exposure to low doses of radiation can lead to cataracts,
>cancer and birth defects, according to the U.S. Environmental
>Protection Agency. A 2005 study of more than 6,000 Taiwanese who lived
>in apartments built with radioactive reinforcing steel from 1983 to
>2005 showed a statistically significant increase in leukemia and
>breast cancer....
>
>Nuclear Risks at Bed, Bath & Beyond Show Hidden Danger of Scrap
>Bloomberg, By Jonathan Tirone and Andrew MacAskill - Mar 20, 2012
>Going shopping? Don’t forget your wallet and credit card. Or Geiger
>counter.
>
>The discovery of radioactive tissue boxes at Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc.
>(BBBY) stores in January raised alarms among nuclear security
>officials and company executives over the growing global threat of
>contaminated scrap metal. Read more of this post
>
>Christina MacPherson | March 20, 2012 at 10:14 am
>http://nuclear-news.net/2012/03/20/the-hidden-danger-of-radioactive-scrap-metal/
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