Lung cancer in relation to airborne radiation levels

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Environment International; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0160-4120(92)90261-2· OSTI ID:6975241

Helsing, K J; Natta, P V; Comstock, G W ^[1]

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1. Johns Hopkins Univ., Hagerstown (United States)

A 1986 aeroradiometric survey of the eastern two-thirds of Washington County, Maryland provided and opportunity to study lung cancers in relation to gamma radiation levels. In the first approach, lung cancer deaths between 1963 and 1975 in four areas of the county categorized as low, moderately low, moderately high, and high showed relative risks of 1.00, 0.93, 1.01, and 1.43, respectively, after adjustment of sex, age, and smoking. A second approach used lung cancer cases diagnosed between 1975 and 1989, controls matched to cases by race, sex, and age, and aerometric radiation readings above the individual residences. In four levels of increasing gamma radiation, odds ratios adjusted for smoking were 1.00, 0.84, 0.90, and 0.92, respectively. No differences were statistically significant.

• OSTI ID: 6975241
• Journal Information: Environment International; (United States), Vol. 18:5; ISSN 0160-4120
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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