[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] 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 …

An assessment of indoor radon level in a suburb of Ghana

D Kitson-Mills, S Sovoe, I Opoku-Ntim… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiation and radioactive isotopes form part of our natural environment. Elevated levels of
these radioactive isotopes in the environment can pose a threat to our health. A greater …

[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] 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 …

Lung cancer as adverse health effect by indoor radon exposure in China from 2000 to 2020: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

C Su, M Pan, N Liu, Y Zhang, H Kan, Z Zhao… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indoor radon exposure is thought to be associated with adverse health effect as lung cancer.
Lung cancer incidences in China have been the highest worldwide during the past two …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of radon levels in federal buildings and residential homes in Canada

J Whyte, R Falcomer, J Chen - Health physics, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Shortly after revision of the Canadian radon guideline from 800 to 200 Bq m− 3, Health
Canada established the Federal Building Testing Program in 2007 to demonstrate federal …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of indoor radon on health: a comprehensive review on causes, assessment and remediation strategies

LJR Nunes, A Curado, LCC Graça, S Soares… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Indoor radon exposure is raising concerns due to its impact on health, namely its known
relationship with lung cancer. Consequently, there is an urgent need to understand the risk …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement and modeling of indoor radon concentrations in residential buildings

JH Park, S Whang, HY Lee, CM Lee… - … Health and Toxicology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radon, the primary constituent of natural radiation, is the second leading environmental
cause of lung cancer after smoking. To confirm a relationship between indoor radon …