RADON EXPOSURE AND LUNG CANCER

Radon daughter exposure and lung cancer.

Re: "Residential radon gas exposure and lung cancer: the Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study".

Exposure to high concentrations of radon progeny (radon) produces lung cancer in both underground miners and experimentally exposed laboratory animals. To determine the risk posed by residential radon exposure, the authors performed a population-based, case-control epidemiologic study in Iowa from 1993 to 1997. Subjects were female Iowa residents who had occupied their current home for at least...

Residential radon-222 exposure and lung cancer: exposure assessment methodology.

Although occupational epidemiological studies and animal experimentation provide strong evidence that radon-222 (222Rn) progeny exposure causes lung cancer, residential epidemiological studies have not confirmed this association. Past residential epidemiological studies have yielded contradictory findings. Exposure misclassification has seriously compromised the ability of these studies to dete...

Novel Genetic Associations Between Lung Cancer and Indoor Radon Exposure

[This corrects the article on p. 234 in vol. 22, PMID: 29302581.].

Radon and lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer, following tobacco smoke. Radon is not only an independent risk factor; it also increases the risk of lung cancer in smokers. Numerous cohort, case-control, and experimental studies have established the carcinogenic potential of radon. The possibility of radon having a ...