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Re: Apparent anti-correlations between geographic radiation and cancerare no...
JJ and Fellow Radiation Benefit/Harm Students,
I am puzzled by,"As I interpret the graphs, loss of life expectancy for
being a radiation worker is 10 days" (below). At
http://www.aps.org/units/fps/oct01/a5oct01.html, Cameron, a member of
the TAP of the NSWS, shows Death Rate when >0.5 rem extra to be 0.76 of
similar workers with Zero Dose.
I do understand how povery from wasted $100B from low dose clean-up can
cause deaths.
Howard Long
"Jacobus, John (NIH/OD/ORS)" wrote:
>
> 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.
> ------------------------------------
>
> -----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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