Re: Article: Lung cancer screening raises OR LOWERS lung cancerrisk

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

Considering the levels of uncertainty of the

statistical risk, I doubt that it cannot be proven

that 1 rad will INCREASE or DECREASE the risk.  At

levels below 100 mSv no demonstrated effects, positive

or negative, have been seen.



--- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:

> One rad acute (av CT dose) would more likely LOWER

> risks of cancers,

> according to numerous references at

> jmuckerheide@cnts.wpi.edu or

> muckerheide@comcast.net .

> Howard Long

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>

> To: <TConley@kdhe.state.ks.us>;

> <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:03 AM

> Subject: Re: Article: Lung cancer screening raises

> lung cancer risk

> 

> 

> > Of course, does frequent CT scanning also increase

> the

> > risk of other cancers, such as stomach, liver,

> > thyroid, etc.?

> >

> >

> > --- TConley@kdhe.state.ks.us wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > The real question is not does CT screening raise

> or

> > > lower the risk of lung

> > > cancer but does it identify lung cancer at an

> early

> > > enough stage to be

> > > cured.

> > >

> > > Thomas A. Conley, RRPT, CHP

> > > Section Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control

> > > Kansas Department of Health and Environment

> > > Phone: (785) 296-1565

> > > email: tconley@kdhe.state.ks.us

> 

> 





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-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com





		

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