Re: Radon and Lung Cancer: What the studies really say.

[epirad@mchsi.com]

Fifteen out of the 18 major case-control studies reported an increased risk 

for radon exposure at 100 Bq/m3. This is also in agreement with the North 

American Residential pooling.  Further, unlike ecologic studies, 

misclassification in case-control studies generally bias the results torward 

no association as we have demonstrated previously.  As presented at a recent 

meeting of the American Statistical Society, the North American Residential 

Pooling study supports the LNT. 



  http://www.aarst.org/news_pdf/2002_IowaU_Follow-up_Study.pdf

> 

> On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 epirad@mchsi.com wrote:

> 

> >  there have been innumerable case-control studies that support

> > the LNT that have both external and internal validity.  I can provide details

> > if you email me directly.

> 

> 	--There are case-control studies that seem to indicate agreement

> with LNT and others that seem to indicate disagreement. The

> statement normally made by those who present these studies is that they

> are "consistent with" LNT. I don't remember statements that they "support"

> LNT. Their statistics are too poor to make such claims.

> 

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