Re: Linearity of covariates and radon exposure

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@UCDAVIS.EDU>]

June 26, 2003



The currently accepted model for chemical Carcinogenesis is an LNT model.

Hence, the cancer risk from cigarette smoking is considered to be LNT.

Thus, ecological fallacy may not apply to the distribution of smokers, and

the cancer risk will depend on the total number of cigarettes smoked rather

than on who smokes them. 



Otto



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Center for Health & the Environment

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University of California, Davis, CA 95616

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