RE: Risks of low level radiation - New Scientist Article

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

Tom,

The SEER Report is based not ecological data.  See

http://seer.cancer.gov/AboutSEER.html



I suspect that Kentucky has more lung cancers because they grow tobacco, and

Utah has less because Mormons do not smoke.  This analysis is as good as

using geography.



-- John 



-----Original Message-----

From: Tom Mohaupt [mailto:tom.mohaupt@WRIGHT.EDU]

Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:32 AM

To: John Williams

Cc: ograabe@UCDAVIS.EDU; muckerheide; jim nelson; jim.dukelow@PNL.GOV;

hflong@pacbell.net; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: Risks of low level radiation - New Scientist Article



. . .

According to the SEER Report (National Institutes of Health, 1973-1991),

the variation in lung cancer mortality between U.S. States is 3.0. KY had

the highest lung cancer mortality with 65.5/100,000 and UT had the lowest

with 21.9/100,000.  Since these are ecology data, does that mean they are

useless? I think not.

Tom

. . .

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