.....courtesy of A.M.'s post on the cdn-nucl-l mailing list.
Jaro
Copies of the Port Hope Cancer effects report from Health Canada can be requested via phone or email from the CNSC at:
http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/media/press/news_release.cfm?news_release_id=36
STUDY SHOWS NO CANCER EFFECTS IN PORT HOPE
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission released a medical study on June 17 that found that overall cancer rates in Port Hope, Ontario were comparable to cancer rates throughout the province of Ontario.
The study was subjected to scientific and independent peer review before publication.
The study, carried out by Health Canada, reviewed the incidence of cancer, particularly those types of cancer most prone to radiation propagation, for the years 1956-1997. Its finding of no excess of cancer in Port Hope was consistent with earlier studies of the town.
Cancer studies have been of interest in the Port Hope and surrounding communities because of concerns regarding the long term presence of low level waste from the radium and uranium refineries dating back to the 1930s. CNSC, 06/17/02