Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Although smoking-
related lung cancers continue to account for the majority of diagnoses, smoking rates have …

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 …

Genomic analysis of archival tissues fixed in formalin is of fundamental importance in
biomedical research, and numerous studies have used such material. Although the …

It is unquestionable that the major cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. p53 mutations
are common in lung cancers from smokers but less common in non-smokers. A large fraction …

Radon-222 is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is responsible for approximately half
of the human annual background radiation exposure globally. Chronic exposure to radon …

The majority of lung cancers are caused by long term exposure to the several classes of
carcinogens present in tobacco smoke. Although a significant fraction of lung cancers in …

Although high radon concentrations have been linked to increased risk of lung cancer by
both experimental studies and investigations of underground miners, epidemiologic studies …

Background Through a pooled case-control study design, we have assessed the
relationship between residential radon exposure and lung cancer risk. Other objectives of …

Somatic p53 mutations are common in lung cancer. Active cigarette smoking is positively
correlated with the total frequency of p53 mutations and G: C to T: A transversions on the …

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 …