Attributable lung cancer risk from radon in homes may be low

Lung Cancer Risk Attributable to Indoor Radon in a High Radon Potential Region of France

Awareness of the health risks due to exposure to indoor radon has raised concern about its impact in the general population. Using all available epidemiologic results, our goal is to accurately estimate this risk based on data collected in a high radon potential region of France (Franche-Comté). For this study, we considered exposure (response relations derived from cohorts of miners and from j...

Lung cancer prevalence associated with radon exposure in Norwegian homes.

BACKGROUND Radioactive radon gas is generated from uranium and thorium in underlying rocks and seeps into buildings. The gas and its decay products emit carcinogenic radiation and are regarded as the second most important risk factor for lung cancer after active tobacco smoking. The average radon concentration in Norwegian homes is higher than in most other Western countries. From a health and ...

Attributable risk of lung cancer deaths due to indoor radon exposure

Exposure to radon gas is the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking. A large number of studies have reported that exposure to indoor radon, even at low concentrations, is associated with lung cancer in the general population. This paper reviewed studies from several countries to assess the attributable risk (AR) of lung cancer death due to indoor radon exposure and the effect of ...

Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies.

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure at home to the radioactive disintegration products of naturally occurring radon gas. DESIGN Collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. SETTING Nine European countries. SUBJECTS 7148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Relat...

Radon in homes and lung cancer risk: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies