Re: Leukemia in Astronauts

[Andy Hull <hull@mail.sep.bnl.gov>]

Franz,
Thanks for your compassionate voice of common sense.
Andyh


At 04:13 PM 7/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:30 23.07.1998 -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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>
>Sandy and the many who made ridiculous comments,
>
>A man has died at the age of 74. He died of leucemaia. It is just one
>person, he had happened to be in space for some hours/days. Nobody
>questions the car the other thousands/millions of leukemia victims did
>drive, but to question the amount of sex somebody had in relation to the
>leukemia incidence is simply unacceptable and disgusting.
>
>All of you who made comments in this direction should be ashamed. Sandy, I
>did not expect something like that from me. 
>
>Franz
>
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