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1.

Cancer (Tables 3-3 and 3-4)

Derived
Cancer deaths/year in U.S.

Cancer deaths/10° person rem

from 0.1 rem/year

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:

(pop = 197,863,000)

Absolute

Relative

Absolute

516

738

26

37

30 year

1210

2436

61

123

lifetime
elevated risk

1485

8340

75

42)

Leukemia

Relative

Other Cancers
elevated risk

Range

1726-2001

3174-9078

87-101

160-458

From the above the minimium estimate of cancer risk would be given by a
risk coefficient of 87/10 6 person rem and the maximum by 458/10° person

Thus, these two risk coefficients were used to define a range of

rem.

estimated cancer deaths.

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2.

Genetic Effects (from Page 1 & 2 BEIR-I)
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Based on specific defects aS

gyren/30year reproductive generation would cause in the

(

first generation 100-1800 cases of dominant diseases and
defects per year (3.6 million births/year) or 5-times this
amount at equilibrium.

The 1800 cases represent an increase

of 0.05% incidences per year first generation and 0.25% at =
equilibrium.

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