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William R. Hendee, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wis

JAMA. 1991;266(5):654.

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—Wing et al¹ report a radiation-cancer mortality dose response that is 10 times higher than estimates from A-bomb survivors. They state "... measures of exposure to external penetrating radiation were related to death from all cancers and all causes to a greater degree than would be expected from the radiation epidemiology literature." Yet, the authors wish to distinguish "higher dose response" from "higher cancer mortality," even though the dose response referenced is cancer mortality. There may well be confusion, but it is not with the interpretation of the article as referenced in my editorial.²

The data in this paper are sensational because they depart significantly from the existing extensive database on radiation effects in humans. "Sensationalized" media coverage is a natural consequence of publishing such data. What else did the authors expect? . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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