April 29th, 2004, 11:04
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Is Chronic Radiation an Effective Prophylaxis Against Cancer?
this article details the exposure of 10,000 Taiwanese residents to low-level radiation exposure over a 9 to 20 year period. The residents were exposed by accident due to the contamination of recycled steel with radioactive cobalt. The researchers found that those exposed (50 mSv / year, or 5 rem) had a dramatically lower cancer mortality rate than expected. COMMENT: exposure to low level radiation is hypothesized to be beneficial because it induces reparative mechanisms in the DNA. This concept is termed radiation hormesis.
URL: http://www.jpands.org/vol9no1/chen.pdf
REF: J Amer Physicians and Surgeons 2004;9(1):6
EDITORIAL: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/art...31/163126.shtml
Last edited by sysadmin : January 18th, 2005 at 09:59.
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