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A member asked:
If higher radiation exposure=increased cancer risk, why do states with higher radiation (colorado, etc.) have lower cancer rates?
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View too simplistic: There is not a linear relationship of all-comer state-by-state cancer incidence to environmental radiation exposure alone. Many factors account for why some states have higher rates of specific cancers than others. Demographics, access to primary and specialty care, economics, are just a few of the factors involved.
Answered 5/8/2017
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