Projected fete cancer nsks @C E Lano er av Thyroid cancer 1s assumed to have a shorter mimmum latent period than all other sohd cancers, with a nominal value of j2 equal to 5 y Im this case, the latent period adjustment attams values of approximately 001 and 099 at T = 25 and 6 y, respectively Leukemia 1s assumed to have the shortest mmmum latent period with a nominalvalue ofyz set to 2 25 y The latent period adjustment for leukemma attams values of approximately 001 and 099 at ¢ = 04 and 41 y, respectively 2158 Torepresent uncertamty in the effects of latency on risk estimates, the midpoimt, ys, 1s described by the followmg tangular probability distributions stomach, colon and all solid cancers as a group, T(5, 75, 10), thyroid, T(3, 5, 7), and leukemia, T(2, 2 25, 25) The effect of uncertamty m jy. on the adjustment for mmmum latency for all solid cancers except thyroid cancer 1s indicated bythe various percentilesof the latency adjustment shown m Fig Al an