Re: 1994 UNSCEAR Report

[John Goldsmith <gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>]

The International Agency for Research on Cancer, which has compiled such data
has done a number of studies under the rubric of "geographic pathology". 
I recall one article by Dr. John Higginson in an (?) International 
Journal of Pathologiy and Toxicology.  Any interested Radsafers wanting a 
better reference write me directly.  John Goldsmith, gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il

On Mon, 12 Aug 1996, Al Tschaeche wrote:

> Table 1 in the UNSCEAR 1994 Report, Annex A sets forth the countries with
> high cancer incidence and those with low cancer incidence for certain
> specific cancers.  The difference between the high and low for a particular
> cancer  varies between about a factor of 10 to a factor of 100.  Does anyone
> know of studies to explain such large differences?  If there are
> explanations, should they be considered by the NCRP Upton committee?
> Al  Tschaeche xat@inel.gov phone: 208-526-3383, fax: 208-526-7291
>