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Executive Summary

Proposed Amendments to the Statute

Recommended Modifications to the Department of Justice Regulations

Introduction

Issues Relating to Compensation for Lung Cancer

Issues Relating to Compensation for Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases

Appendix A. Establishment of Data-Based Criteria for Radon-Associated Lung Cancer

Table 6a: Lung cancer cases which are "more likely than not" due to radon and total cases by age and years since last radon exposure. Cases from pooled Colorado and New Mexico studies.


Years since last exposure

Age at disease

<10

10-19

20

Total


First exposed: <1955

<50

39/39

9/9

4/4

52/52

50-59

52/54

38/40

23/29

113/123

60-69

21/23

32/34

12/24

65/81

70

3/7

13/22

0/25

16/54

Total

115/123

92/105

39/82

First exposed: 1955-59

<50

14/14

8/8

2/2

24/24

50-59

14/14

22/23

4/9

40/46

60-69

13/17

11/18

1/11

25/46

70

0/0

3/12

0/13

3/25

Total

41/45

44/61

7/35

First exposed: 1960

<50

4/4

2/2

1/1

7/7

50-59

3/3

1/1

0/0

4/4

60-69

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/6

70

0/0

0/1

0/1

0/2

Total

7/9

3/6

1/4


Total-all

163/177

139/172

47/121

349/470




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