Re: Leukemia in Astronauts

[Joel Baumbaugh <baumbaug@nosc.mil>]

	Sandy,

	"The amount of sex he had"????  Wow nuclear sex! (or is/was it cosmic, or maybe just out of this world (sorry Melissa))... but seriously, this is a new on one me...

	Joel Baumbaugh


At 10:30 AM 7/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> With the recent passing of Alan
>> Shepard, one of the original seven
>> astronauts, who died of Leukemia, one
>> might wonder whether his increased
>> exposure to cosmic radiation had any
>> relevance.  Cause for discussion.
>
>No, we don't. The man died at 74 .... We should all live that long! 
>Perhaps we should consider the city he lived in, the food he ate, 
>the people he associated with, the type of car he drove, the amount 
>of sex he had .. all could be considered causal effects.
>
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Joel T. Baumbaugh, MPH, MHP
baumbaug@nosc.mil
Radiation Safety Officer
SSC San Diego, CA


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