The aim of this study was to assess if residential radon exposure might cause EGFR
mutations or ALK rearrangements in never-smokers. We designed a multicentre case …

Background Radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer in the nonsmoking population.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends indoor concentrations of< 100 Bq/m³ …

Although the incidence and mortality for most cancers such as lung and colon are
decreasing in several countries, they are increasing in several developed countries because …

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 …

Objectives Radon, a natural radiation, is the leading environmental cause of lung cancer in
never-smokers. However, the radon exposure impact on the mutational landscape and …

Lung cancer occurs in subjects with no history of active smoking in 15–25% of all cases,
mainly females. Lung cancer in never-smokers is a recent field of investigation, with …

We aimed to evaluate lung cancer survival in never-smokers, both overall and specifically by
sex, exposure to residential-radon, age, histological type, and diagnostic stage. We included …

Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess if there is a relationship between residential
radon and lung cancer histological types and patients' age at diagnosis. Materials and …

Background Using a pooled case-control study design, including only never-smokers, we
have assessed the association of residential radon exposure with the subsequent …

Unusual mutation patterns in lung tumors among underground miners have been indicated,
suggesting radon-specific alterations in the genome, but the data are not consistent. To …