The WHO Handbook on Indoor Radonis a key product of the WHO International Radon
Project, which was launched in 2005. The Handbookfocuses on residential radon exposure …

Radon concerns the international scientific community from the early twentieth century,
initially as radium emanation and nearly the second half of the century as a significant …

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Since the previous
quantitative risk assessment of indoor radon conducted in France, input data have changed …

Background Occupational medicine has long recognized radon to be a cause of lung
cancer, especially among miners working under ground. Until recently, however, little …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relation between residential exposure to radon and lung
cancer. METHODS: A literature search was performed using Medline and other sources. The …

Introduction: Lung cancer is the most important cause of cancer mortality. It is a multifactorial
disease with multiple risk factors, including residential radon exposure. Areas covered: The …

Radon gas is a pulmonary carcinogen and the second leading cause of lung cancer after
smoking. There are many countries that have not implemented measures to reduce the risk it …

Background: Lung cancer is an important public health problem, and tobacco is the main
risk factor followed by residential radon exposure. Recommended exposure levels have …

On the basis of recent epidemiological findings, many international and national
organisations have revised their recommendations and regulations on radon exposure in …

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 …