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. 2016 Aug 5;203(4):1505–1512. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.191759

Table 1. Observed and excess solid cancers observed up to 1998 in the exposed group, according to radiation dose.

Weighted colon dose (Gy) LSS subjects Cancers Attributable risk (%)
Observed Estimated excess
0.005–0.1 27,789 4406 81 1.8
0.1–0.2 5,527 968 75 7.6
0.2–0.5 5,935 1144 179 15.7
0.5–1.0 3,173 688 206 29.5
1.0–2.0 1,647 460 196 44.2
>2.0 564 185 111 61.0
Total 44,635 7851 848 10.7

This is a simplified version of Table 9 in Preston et al. (2007), which tabulates all cancers observed from 1958 through 1998 among 105,427 LSS cohort members. LSS, Life Span Study.