Risk of lung cancer and residential radon in China: pooled results of two studies

JH Lubin, ZY Wang, JD Boice Jr, ZY Xu… - … journal of cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of radon‐exposed underground miners predict that residential radon is the second
leading cause of lung cancer mortality; however, case‐control studies of residential radon …

Meta-analysis of case–control studies on the relationship between lung cancer and indoor radon exposure

G Malinovsky, I Yarmoshenko, A Vasilyev - Radiation and environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Indoor exposure to natural radon is a factor that influences lung cancer risk worldwide. The
present study includes a meta-analysis of epidemiological data on the relationship between …

[PDF][PDF] Meta-analysis of residential exposure to radon gas and lung cancer

M Pavia, A Bianco, C Pileggi… - Bulletin of the World …, 2003 - SciELO Public Health
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 …

Indoor radon exposure and risk of lung cancer: a nested case—control study in Finland

A Auvinen, I Mäkeläinen, M Hakama… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Background: Inhaled radon has been shown to cause lung cancer among underground
miners exposed to very high radon concentrations, but the results regarding the effects of …

Studies of radon and lung cancer in North America and China

J H. Lubin - Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Studies of radon-exposed underground miners indicate that residential radon is the second
leading cause of lung cancer. Seven case-control studies of residential radon have been …

Radiological risk assessment of environmental radon

N Khalid, AA Majid, R Yahaya, MS Yasir - AIP Conference …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Measurements of radon gas (222 Rn) in the environmental are important to assess indoor
air quality and to study the potential risk to human health. Generally known that exposure to …

Radon concentration assessment of studio apartments surrounding a university

S Lee, Y Lee, J Park, S Kim, G Hong… - Journal of …, 2013 - koreascience.kr
Objective: Building materials can generate radon in indoor environments. This study aims to
assess the radon concentrations of studio apartments around a university. Methods: 25 …

Lung cancer risk and residential radon exposure: A pooling of case-control studies in northwestern Spain

M Lorenzo-Gonzalez, A Ruano-Ravina… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Through a pooled case-control study design, we have assessed the
relationship between residential radon exposure and lung cancer risk. Other objectives of …

Indoor exposure levels of radon in dwellings, schools, and offices in China from 2000 to 2020: a systematic review

C Su, M Pan, Y Zhang, H Kan, Z Zhao, F Deng… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
After decades of development, the indoor environment in China has changed. A systematic
review was conducted from peer‐reviewed scientific papers with field test data of indoor …

Indoor radon exposure and lung cancer risk: a review of case-control studies

H Baysson, M Tirmarche - Revue D'epidemiologie et de Sante …, 2004 - europepmc.org
Background Radon is a radioactive gas that tends to accumulate in indoor environment. A
causal relationship between lung cancer and radon exposure has been demonstrated in …