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Re: Radon epidemiology - Schneeberg Study
Dr. Martin,
How do your study results agree with recent findings in the U.S.?
Tom English
englishtoma@hotmail.com
>From: precura.martin@T-ONLINE.DE (Dr. Karl Martin)
>Reply-To: precura.martin@T-ONLINE.DE (Dr. Karl Martin)
>To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
>CC: conrady@plasmaphotonics.de, juergen.lembcke@notghi.com
>Subject: Radon epidemiology - Schneeberg Study
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:32:03 +0200
>
>Dear colleages,
>
>if you are interested in risk estimations for lung cancer in a German radon
>prone area please contact www.precura.de
>
>This homepage presents (in German and English) results from radon research
>for
>the last five years in a study population with special characteristics:
>
>1. Population study - Schneeberg Study
>
>Highly exposed to indoor radon with a wide range from 50 Bq/m³ to > 3.000
>Bq/m³.
>The exposed fraction of the population is very high.
>The majority of the study population of women are non-smokers.
>The population has a very low residential mobility.
>The study region is included in a cancer registry since 1952 to the present
>day.
>
>The study population of 72 cases and 288 controls is small but the power is
>due
>to its special characteristics high. In the ongoing research more cases
>will be
>included to improve the CI in lower radon categories.
>
>2. Miner study
>
>Results are presented in a preliminary form only (abstract). The study
>includes
>1.664 lung cancer cases (971 are uranium miners) and 1.664 controls. Risk
>estimations for lung cancer due to occupational radon exposure are
>controlled
>for smoking, silica, arsenic.
>
>Friendly regards,
>
>Karl Martin
>
>================================================
>PreCura Institute for Preventive Medicine
>Dr. Karl Martin
>Am Gerichtsberg 3
>D- 08289 Schneeberg
>Fon/Fax 0049-3338-3221
>precura.martin@t-online.de
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