Re: Radon epidemiology - Schneeberg Study

["Tom English" <englishtoma@HOTMAIL.COM>]

Franz and Otto,



I was able to download the major study from the website Karl gave below.

The paper is over 50 pages in length.  It looks like the results agree with 

Bernie's studies.



Karl,



Where has the paper been submitted for publication?



How many subjects are in each exposure category?



Are all the cancers cases from people diagnosed within the last few years?



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

.

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