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Re: Article: Lung cancer screening raises lung cancer risk

At 01:43 PM 6/18/2004, John Jacobus wrote:

>The Radiation Effects Research Foundation show 63

>deaths (2% of 3391 cancer deaths) between 5 mSv and

>200 mSv.

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Since the square root of 3391 is 58, 63 extra cases do not show a 

statistically significant increase.



Otto





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