Re: Nasal Radium--recent article

[Susan Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

Jack and others,

I just found this article, there wasn't any more info. 

Susan Gawarecki

> 
> > Veterans who received nasal radium could have higher cancer risk
> >
> > By MELISSA B. ROBINSON
> >
> > WASHINGTON (July 27, 1999 11:25 p.m. EDT
> > http://www.nandotimes.com) - Navy submariners treated with
> > nasal radium in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s may have a
> > higher cancer risk than veterans who did not get the
> > treatment, a study by the Department of Veterans
> > Affairs has revealed.
> >
> 
> Any indication of how affected veterans will be notified of the study and
> the opportunity to participate?
> 
> Jack Bell, bellstar@erols.com

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