Cohen's Observation

[Tom Mohaupt <tom.mohaupt@WRIGHT.EDU>]

Radsafers,

Now let me get this straight.

Cohen's initial observation was that counties in the U.S. with the 

higher average radon concentrations (real, measured values, albeit 

averaged across a county population) correlate with lower county lung 

cancer rates (data provided by NCI); and lower average radon 

concentrations correlate with higher lung cancer rates.

I have not heard one argument question the validity of this observation 

so I have to assume that Field et al. do not contest this observation.

Is this true? Do Field, Lubin, and the EPA agree with Cohen's basic 

observation? If not, which is in error: the radon measurements or the 

cancer incidence information is in error?



To me this is a very potent observation, and not one to be easily 

dismissed as Field, Lubin, and BEIR VI have done. To not investigate why 

this surprising correlation exists would be remiss. How do they explain 

this observation?



Tom Mohaupt,

Wright State University

tom.mohaupt@wright.edu



Verily, my own observations from looking into a crystal ball and dimly 

seeing the other side.



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