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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 6b: Lung cancer cases which are "more likely than not" due to radon progeny exposure and total cases by age and years since last radon exposure. Estimated relative risks are increased to incorporate statistical uncertainty at the 80 percent level. 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

54/54

38/40

26/29

118/123

60-69

23/23

33/34

16/24

72/81

70

4/7

19/22

9/25

32/54

Total

120/123

99/105

55/82

First exposed: 1955-59

<50

14/14

8/8

2/2

24/24

50-59

14/14

22/23

6/9

42/46

60-69

15/17

13/18

5/11

33/46

70

0/0

8/12

2/13

10/25

Total

43/45

51/61

15/35

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

170/177

153/172

71/121

394/470




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