Re: John Gofman Claims

["Patrick J. McDermott" <mcdermot@REHS.rutgers.edu>]

Radsafers,

I know this thread is getting old, but one more illustration about the 
chest X-rays causing heart disease.

A statistics professor of mine once guaranteed me that he could 
show that carrying matches in your pocket increased your chances 
of having lung cancer.  He is correct, but the reason for the lung 
cancer is not the matches, but why the matches are being carried.  
I think John Gofman may have shown the correlation with the 
matches, not the reason for the matches.

Regards,
Patrick J. McDermott
Rutgers Environmental Health & Safety
Rutgers University
mcdermot@rehs.rutgers.edu
732-445-2550  
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