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RE: Apparent anti-correlations between geographic radiation and cancer are no...
Kai,
It has been shown many times that economics is an important factor in risk.
I suggest that you look at the classic report (well, I think it is a classic
report) written by Dr. Bernard Cohen, "Catalog of Risks Extended and
Update," Health Physics, 61: 3, Pp 317-335, 1991. It can be found at
http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc/Catalog_of_Risks.pdf As Dr. Cohen shows,
live expectancy is dramatic reduced for those living in the lowest
socioeconomic level.
As I interpret the graphs, the loss of life expectancy for being a radiation
worker is 10 days, while days lost living with nuclear power reduces your
life expectancy by 2 days (anti-nuclear people) or by 0.05 days (government)
for the general population.
-- John
John P. Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail: jenday1@msn.com
The comments presented are mine and do not reflect the opinion of my
employer or spouse.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kai Kaletsch [mailto:eic@shaw.ca]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:10 PM
To: Otto G. Raabe; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: Re: Apparent anti-correlations between geographic radiation and
cancer are no...
>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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