Comment on 'Response to 'More on the risk of cancer among nuclear workers''

摘要

In the June issue of this journal, Professor Simmons (Simmons 2009) responded to an editorial published in the previous issue (Wakeford 2009). This editorial was prompted by the publication in the British Journal of Cancer earlier this year of the 3rd analysis of the National Registry for Radiation Workers (NRRW) (Muirhead et al 2009). I shall not address Professor Simmons' comments on the more general points made in the editorial. However, I would like to respond to his comments that relate specifically to the NRRW analysis.