Human health impacts of residential radon exposure: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies

LTN Ngoc, D Park, YC Lee - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the impact of residential radon exposure on human cancers (ie, lung
cancer and childhood leukemia) through a systematic review and meta-analysis of case …

Residential radon and histological types of lung cancer: a meta-analysis of case‒control studies

C Li, C Wang, J Yu, Y Fan, D Liu, W Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological studies on residential radon exposure and the risk of histological types of
lung cancer have yielded inconsistent results. We conducted a meta-analysis on this topic …

Residential radon exposure and leukemia: A meta-analysis and dose-response meta-analyses for ecological, case-control, and cohort studies

J Moon, HK Yoo - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction In this study, the authors conducted a comprehensive systematic review and
meta-analysis (including a dose-response meta-analysis) for a possible causal association …

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 …

Quantitative health risk assessment of indoor radon: a systematic review

R Ajrouche, G Ielsch, E Cléro, C Roudier… - Radiation Protection …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Exposure to radon is a well-established cause of lung cancer in the general population. The
aim of the present work is to identify and summarize the results of studies that have …

[PDF][PDF] Residential radon and lung cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis of case-control studies

ZL Zhang, J Sun, JY Dong, HL Tian, L Xue… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Background: Numbers of epidemiological studies assessing residential radon exposure and
risk of lung cancer have yielded inconsistent results. Methods: We therefore performed a …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

Residential radon exposure, histologic types, and lung cancer risk. A case–control study in Galicia, Spain

JM Barros-Dios, A Ruano-Ravina, M Perez-Rios… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2012 - AACR
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 …