Radon and lung cancer: current trends and future perspectives

M Riudavets, M Garcia de Herreros, B Besse… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Radon represents the main risk factor of lung cancer in non-smokers and
the second one in smoking patients. In Europe, there are several radon-prone areas, but …

Radon exposure: a major cause of lung cancer

M Lorenzo-Gonzalez, M Torres-Duran… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

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TK Sethi, MN El-Ghamry… - Clin Adv Hematol …, 2012 - hematologyandoncology.net
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Radon exposure is
the second leading cause of lung cancer, following tobacco smoke. Radon is not only an …

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 …

Radon—the element of risk. The impact of radon exposure on human health

A Grzywa-Celińska, A Krusiński, J Mazur, K Szewczyk… - Toxics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is a heterogeneous group of diseases with multifactorial aetiology. Smoking
has been undeniably recognized as the main aetiological factor in lung cancer, but it should …

Residential radon and lung cancer in never smokers. A systematic review

M Torres-Durán, JM Barros-Dios, A Fernández-Villar… - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Lung cancer and residential radon in never-smokers: A pooling study in the Northwest of Spain

M Lorenzo-González, A Ruano-Ravina… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Using a pooled case-control study design, including only never-smokers, we
have assessed the association of residential radon exposure with the subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] Residential radon exposure and cancer

A Reddy, C Conde, C Peterson, K Nugent - Oncology reviews, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radon is an established human lung carcinogen naturally released as an odorless,
colorless gas from soil and rocks. It is a major environmental source of ionizing radiation and …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of residential radon and lung cancer in never-smokers

ES Cheng, S Egger, S Hughes, M Weber… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Globally, radon is the leading risk factor for lung cancer in never-smokers
(LCINS). In this study, we systematically reviewed and meta-analysed the evidence of the …

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 …