RE: Radon 'Causes 9% of Lung Cancer Deaths'

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@HOTMAIL.COM>]

We had a message of this kind for Sweden some 3-4 years ago. The conclusion 

was 500 annual lung cancer deaths due to radon. Since the total is 3000 

people annually dying from lung cancer that would indicate a 16 % figure. It 

was, however, said that of those 500 deaths 90 % were smokers which would 

then make it 50 (1.6 %) out of a total of 3000.



It is thus obvious that the statistics is weak - add spurious cases, 

hereditary burden*, asbestos, car exhausts etc. To me 50 (attributed to 

radon) could be anything from zero to several hundred - I simply question 

whether it is possible to gain "knowledge" of anything at a level of 1.6 % 

of the total. If anything of what I have written here can be improved, I 

will appreciate such related comments.



My personal initiative and reflection only,



Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers@hotmail.com

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* Genetcis - this reminds me that one of my genetics teachers - professor 

emeritus Karl G Lüning passed away about a month ago. I am sure that some 

Radsafers met his name in one way or another.





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