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Re: Linearity of covariates and radon exposure
Since I do not smoke, should I be added to the data
pool in evaluating the risk from smoking?
--- "Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@UCDAVIS.EDU> wrote:
> 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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