RE: Serious question

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

Jack,

Of course, it depends on what you are considering.  If it is adverse effects

of radiation to workers or the general population , then the number of

cancer incidences is more important.  While a number of cancer types are

curable, the economic and social costs can be high.  Regulations are usually

imposed to reduce not only deaths, but other health effects.  Traffic laws

are a good example of this.



-- John 

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist 

3050 Traymore Lane

Bowie, MD  20715-2024



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

From: Jack_Earley@RL.GOV [mailto:Jack_Earley@RL.GOV]

Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:21 PM

To: tjsav@LYCOS.COM; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: RE: Serious question





Yet another good reason to use mortality data.



Jack Earley

Radiological Engineer





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

From: Thomas J Savin [mailto:tjsav@LYCOS.COM]

Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:11 AM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Serious question





Serious question.



Do any of these data bases take into account people who  have two cancers -

not repeats of the original one - Say a person has bone cancer - which is

"cured"

and then suffers form an unrelated cancer like lung cancer and dies.

---

Tom Savin





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