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Deaths from radon in U.S.
Jim and Howard,
Do you guys go to the same school of spin?
Your statements are not very credible, but they make amusing reading.
First Howard states that Iowa was chosen as the study site for the Iowa
Radon Lung Cancer Study because it was one of the few states in Cohen's
ecologic studies that did not have a large inverse relationship. When in
fact we know it was chosen 1) because of its high quality NCI SEER Registry
(http://www.pmeh.uiowa.edu/shri/), 2) high radon source strength, 3) low
subject mobility (people live in the same house a long time), and 4)
experienced team of investigators. The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study
proposal went through peer review by NIEHS prior to funding. The reviewers
(who likely never read Cohen's studies since they do not appear in
epidemiology journals) were likely not associated with BEIR (NAS) or the
EPA.
Second, Jim says the National Academy of Science convened the BEIR VI group
to discredit Cohen's ecologic studies? Why, even Bernie says his studies
can not determine the risk posed by radon exposure. Jim isn't it a bit of a
reach to think that the BEIR VI Committee was formed just to refute Cohen
ecologic studies?
This would make a good (well maybe not) TV show. Who could play the various
parts?
And what are you talking about, the range of results equal 0, what results?
Don Smith
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>From: "Jim Muckerheide" <jmuckerheide@cnts.wpi.edu>
>To: "Rad health" <healthrad@HOTMAIL.COM>, <RuthWeiner@AOL.COM>,
><radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
>Subject: RE: Deaths from radon in U.S.
>Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 21:33:33 -0500
>
>No scientist, not even BEIR VI committee believes this dreck. Committee
>appointed by biased NAS Board, "staff" wrote it for EPA funds, a couple
>on the committee push the agenda, and others "get along, go along" to
>keep getting good appointments and funding. Alberts wouldn't ackownledge
>an objection or critical review - figured he knows also.
>
>When some committee questioned, always stress "the range of results
>includes zero!" as though to show some integrity.
>
>BEIR VI was only established to trash Cohen, and does without
>considering any of the data, with NONE of the other substantial studies,
>because Cohen's case was getting attention in Congress. Just damage
>control for BEIR IV. Committee knew that going in!
>
>Jim
>===
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rad health
>Sent: Wed 16-Jan-02 6:55 PM
>To: RuthWeiner@AOL.COM; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
>Cc:
>Subject: Deaths from radon in U.S.
>
>Could you please give the exact URL for the 19,000 cancer deaths?
>
>
>Ruth,
>
>Actually 18,600 if you use the central estimate
>
>Don Smith
>
>SEE:
>
>http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/beirvi1.html
>
>
>On the basis of the epidemiologic evidence from miners and understanding
>of
>the genomic damage caused by alpha particles, the committee concluded
>that
>exposure to radon in homes is expected to be a cause of lung cancer in
>the
>general population. According to the committee's two preferred risk
>models,
>the number of lung-cancer cases due to residential radon exposure in the
>
>United States was projected to be 15,400 (exposure-age-duration model)
>or
>21,800 (exposure-age-concentration model). This indicates a
>public-health
>problem and makes indoor radon the second leading cause of lung cancer
>after
>cigarette-smoking.
>
>
>
>
> >From: RuthWeiner@aol.com
> >To: healthrad@hotmail.com, radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> >Subject: Re: Lung cancer mortality from radon versus mortality from
>other
> >cancers
> >Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 18:39:00 EST
> >
> >Could you please give the exact URL for the 19,000 cancer deaths? I
>tried
> >the AARST web page and it dumped m,e to Oncolink, from which I couldn't
>
> >seem
> >to get anywhere.
> >
> >Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.
> >ruthweiner@aol.com
>
>
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