Re: Dumb questions and comments on ecological/case studies

[epirad@mchsi.com]

Dr. Cohen,



I am extremely surprised you are not aware of this. 

Smoking related cancers were brought to your attention 8 

years ago by Dr. Gilbert in the Health Physics Journal. 



Gilbert ES. Smoking as an explanation for the negative 

relationship between exposure to radon and certain types 

of cancer.  Health Phys. 1994 Aug;67(2):197-8. 



Prostate is not thought to be smoking related.  But 

these following cancers are thought to be smoking 

related to varying degrees.



Mouth and Throat Cancer, Cancer of the Stomach, Cancer 

of the Pancreas and the Kidney, Uterine Cancer, Cancer 

of the Cervix, Cancer of the Bladder, Cancer of the 

Colon, Myeloid Leukemia



http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00022160.htm



You also stated, the "intensity of smoking varies from 

county to county."  I wasn't aware that counties smoked?



Bill Field



> 

> 	--The issue of other smoking related cancers was first introduced

> to me only a few days ago on this listserv and I haven't had time to look

> into it. Could you specify which cancers are "smoking related"? In one

> message you included prostate cancer -- how is that smoking related?

> 

> 

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