[HTML][HTML] Estimation of lung cancer deaths attributable to indoor radon exposure in upper northern Thailand

K Somsunun, T Prapamontol, C Pothirat… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking. In upper
northern Thailand (UNT), lung cancer incidence was frequently reported by Thailand …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor radon exposure and lung cancer: a review of ecological studies

JY Yoon, JD Lee, SW Joo, DR Kang - Annals of occupational and …, 2016 - Springer
Lung cancer has high mortality and incidence rates. The leading causes of lung cancer are
smoking and radon exposure. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying indoor radon sources in pa Miang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

T Thumvijit, S Chanyotha, S Sriburee, P Hongsriti… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Radon is the leading source of lung cancer mortality after smoking in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Finding a source of carcinogens is one of the important measures for preventing the cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor radon and lung cancer: estimation of attributable risk, disease burden, and effects of mitigation

SH Kim, SB Koh, CM Lee, C Kim… - Yonsei medical journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Exposure to indoor radon is associated with lung cancer. This study aimed to
estimate the number of lung cancer deaths attributable to indoor radon exposure, its burden …

Canadian population risk of radon induced lung cancer: a re-assessment based on the recent cross-Canada radon survey

J Chen, D Moir, J Whyte - Radiation protection dosimetry, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Exposure to indoor radon has been determined to be the second leading cause of lung
cancer after tobacco smoking. Canadian population risk of radon induced lung cancer was …

[HTML][HTML] The disease burden of lung cancer attributable to residential radon exposure in Korean homes

JH Kim, M Ha - Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background Residential radon exposure is known to be an important risk factor for the
development of lung cancer. The objective of this study was to calculate the disease burden …

[HTML][HTML] Attributable risk of lung cancer deaths due to indoor radon exposure

SH Kim, WJ Hwang, JS Cho… - Annals of occupational …, 2016 - synapse.koreamed.org
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 …

Residential radon and lung cancer risk in a high-exposure area of Gansu Province, China

Z Wang, JH Lubin, L Wang, S Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
In the general population, evaluation of lung cancer risk from radon in houses is hampered
by low levels of exposure and by dosimetric uncertainties due to residential mobility. To …

[HTML][HTML] Residential radon exposure and cigarette smoking in association with lung cancer: A matched case-control study in Korea

EJ Park, H Lee, HC Kim, SS Sheen, SB Koh… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Residential radon exposure and cigarette smoking are the two most important risk factors for
lung cancer. The combined effects thereof were evaluated in a multi-center matched case …

Lung cancer incidence attributable to residential radon exposure in Alberta in 2012

A Grundy, K Brand, F Khandwala, A Poirier… - … Open Access Journal, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Radon is carcinogenic, and exposure to radon has been shown to increase the
risk of lung cancer. The objective of this study was to quantify the proportion and number of …