RE: Apparent anti-correlations between geographic radiation and c ancer are no...

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

There was an article in a recent Discover that touched on this.  The gist of the comparison was that while the appearance was similar, the two cases proceeded from different theories and assumptions.

 

Dave Neil

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Subject: RE: Apparent anti-correlations between geographic radiation and c ancer are no...

Then again, consider the "science" of homeopathy: the deliberate exposure to a minute quantity of a hazardous agent with the (hoped for) effect of triggering the bodies defense mechanisms. I suppose there is a certain parallel with the concept of hormesis.