Unusual mutation patterns in lung tumors among underground miners have been indicated,
suggesting radon-specific alterations in the genome, but the data are not consistent. To …

Background Indoor radon exposure has been postulated as the second risk factor of lung
cancer after tobacco. The objective of this work is to analyze if there exists any effect on p53 …

Squamous cell lung carcinomas (SCC) from former employees of the Wismut uranium
mining company (Saxony, Germany) were obtained from the Stollberg Archive in order to …

Background Using a pooled case-control study design, including only never-smokers, we
have assessed the association of residential radon exposure with the subsequent …

Purpose: 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. Materials and …

Purpose: To review the existing literature analysing the influence of radon exposure on
mutations in tumour protein 53 gene (TP53) in lung cancer patients. Material and methods …

Radon exposure is considered the second cause of lung cancer and the first in never
smokers. We aim to assess the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of lung cancer …

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 …

Radon increases the risk of lung cancer in smoking and non-smoking underground miners.
To investigate the mutational spectrum associated with exposure to high levels of radon, we …

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of
lung cancer in never-smokers and to ascertain if environmental tobacco smoke modifies the …