Darby SC;Whitley E;Howe GR;.Radon and cancers other than lung cancer in underground miners:a collaborative analysis of 11 studies.J Natl Cancer Inst.1995.378-384Darby SC, Whitley E, Howe GR, et al. Radon and cancers other than lung cancer in underground miners: a collaborative analysis of ...
Theoretical models suggest that radon may also be a risk factor for skin cancer, but epidemiological evidence for this relationship is weak. In thisstudy we investigated ecological associations between environmental radon concentration andthe incidence of different types of skin cancer.MethodsWe analysed ...
The aim of this study is to assess if there is a relationship between residential radon and lung cancer histological types and patients' age at diagnosis. We conducted a multicenter hospital-based case-control study with eight participating hospitals. We included 216 never-smoking cases with primary...
Exposure to high concentrations of this radon and its daughters over the course of many years can greatly increase the risk of developing lung cancer. Indeed, radon is now thought to be the greatest cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers in the United States. Radon levels are highest in homes...
The association with ALL persisted in sensitivity analyses and after adjustment for potential confounders. No association was found with the other types of childhood cancer. Conclusions: This study suggests that domestic radon exposure increases the risk for ALL during childhood but not for other ...
4.Why is radon more closely associated with inducing lung cancer than other types of cancer? 5.Where vented crawlspaces excelled was in reducing pollution: The study revealed that radon pollutant levels were significantly lower in vented crawlspaces due to dilution and other design factors. ...
Lung cancer now accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths annually in the United States. Approximately 170,000 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed each year, and the 80% mortality rate associated with this disease makes it a significant public health burden. Despite intensive efforts in chemother...
Radonis an inert gas resulting naturally from the decay of radium, a part of the decay series of uranium. It was the first environmental respiratory carcinogen to be identified, and the evidence on radon and lung cancer is available from many different epidemiologic studies of underground miners,...
Entrepreneurs open and invite the public to uranium mines, and state that breathing in radon gas has several health benefits — the claims are proven to be false, and the U.S. government bans such advertisements completely. 2005 Radon and Cancer ...
The potential effect of the dose imparted to the lungs is an increase in the risk of lung cancer, as first observed with uranium miners. Because of its ubiquity, radon is the dominant source of human exposure to ionizing radiations. Radon in the Ground (Soil, Rocks, and Water) The ...