Re: New study suggests radon threat may be

["John Moulder" <jmoulder@its.mcw.edu>]

>      This may be true, but as far as I understand it, lung cancer has 
>      a latency period of about 20 years.  In the wild, the life spans 
>      of critters are significantly shorter than those in captivity.  

Latency periods for cancer are shorter in small animals than large animals.  
Thus you can induce cancer in mice and rats by irradiating them.


John Moulder (jmoulder@its.mcw.edu)
Radiation Biology Group
Medical College of Wisconsin
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