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 …

After smoking, residential radon is the second risk factor of lung cancer in general
population and the first in never-smokers. Previous studies have analyzed radon attributable …

Prolonged inhalation of indoor radon and its progenies lead to severe health problems for
housing occupants; therefore, housing developments in radon-prone areas are of great …

Radon exposure is the most frequent cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. The high linear
energy transfer alpha-particles from radon decay cause the accumulation of multiple genetic …

The effectiveness of the increase in passive ventilation was studied as remedial action for
high concentrations of indoor radon gas activity. The rationale has been to apply the …

Residential radon exposure and cigarette smoking are the two most important risk factors for
lung cancer. The combined effects thereof were evaluated in a multi-center matched case …

The present study focuses on the issue and investigation of exhalation and emanation of
radon and thoron from the soil sample of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India which …

Estimating the lung cancer disease burden can provide evidence for public health
practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. This study uses claim data from lung cancer …

Continuous generation of radon gas by soil and rocks rich in components of the uranium
chain, along with prolonged inhalation of radon progeny in enclosed spaces, can lead to …

Objective This study employed time series data to assess long-term changes in the burden
of lung cancer (LC) caused by residential radon exposure, an important environmental risk …