Re: Apparent anti-correlations between geographic radiation and cancerare no...

[Kai Kaletsch <eic@shaw.ca>]

>From: Otto G. Raabe



>...The State with the LOWEST background radiation is also the State with

the LOWEST overall age-corrected cancer rate, namely: HAWAII.



Not if you stratify by economic factors. Hawaii's cancer rate becomes one of

the highest.

http://www.dceg.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/atlas/mapview2?direct=accswm50



Kai



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