Chromosomal rearrangements that lead to oncogenic kinase activation are observed in
many epithelial cancers. These cancers express activated fusion kinases that drive the …

Although lung cancer incidence rates started to slowly decrease for men in the 1980s
followed by declining incidence rates for women in the late 1990s, 1 lung and bronchus …

The central dose quantities used in radiological protection are absorbed dose, equivalent
dose, and effective dose. The concept of effective dose was developed by the International …

Background: The mutually exclusive pattern of the major driver oncogenes in lung cancer
suggests that other mutually exclusive oncogenes exist. We conducted a systematic search …

Uranium (U) is a chemo-toxic, radiotoxic and even a carcinogenic element. Due to its
radioactivity, the effects of U on humans health have been extensively investigated …

Purpose The objectives are to analyze mortality risks in the extended follow-up of the French
uranium miners' cohort and to examine their potential relation to occupational exposure to …

Abstract Background The Pooled Uranium Miners Analysis (PUMA) study draws together
information from cohorts of uranium miners from Canada, the Czech Republic, France …

Background: Carcinogenic risks of internal exposures to alpha-emitters (except radon) are
poorly understood. Since exposure to alpha particles—particularly through inhalation …

The cancer prevalence in the Malwa region of Punjab (1089/million/year) is much higher
than the national average cancer prevalence in India (800/million/year). The participants in …

It is well established that high radon exposures increase the risk of lung cancer mortality.
The effects of low occupational exposures and the factors that confound and modify this risk …