Re: Chernobyl disaster caused cancer cases in Sweden

["Richard L. Hess" <lists@richardhess.com>]

At 10:21 AM 11/23/2004 -0500, Bernard Cohen wrote:

>    This discussion of low levels of radiation causing higher cancer rates 

> in some areas of Sweden makes me wonder why my studies showing lower lung 

> cancer rates in U.S. counties with high radon exposure do not completely 

> convince everyone that this Swedish data is misleading. My studies have 

> far more data, far better statistics, far more extensive analysis 

> including consideration of over 500 potential confounding factors, and 

> have withstood a very wide exposure to critics,

>    Can anyone suggest any possible advantage this Swedish study might 

> have over mine?



Could it be that it agrees with and supports the preconceived notions about 

radiation? The ones that I came to this list with and y'all have helped 

increase my understanding away from these?



Of course, I still wouldn't  buy a house near a high-voltage power line for 

many reasons. When we recently moved, we looked at some homes near a giant 

water tower, and my wife said simply, "no, it's ugly, I don't want to look 

at the water tower every day." She feels the same way about power lines -- 

and they mess up my shortwave reception. <smile>



Cheers,



Richard







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