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- Title
Lung cancer risk from residential radon: meta-analysis of eight epidemiologic studies.
- Authors
Lubin, J H; Boice, J D, Jr
- Abstract
Studies of underground miners exposed to radioactive radon and its decay products have found that exposure increases risk of lung cancer. Consequently, when radon was found to accumulate in houses, there was concern about the public health impact from exposure to a known carcinogen. Estimates on the basis of studies of underground miners suggest that indoor radon may account for 6000-36,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. Because of differences between working in underground mines and living in houses, estimates are subject to major uncertainties. Numerous case-control studies were launched to assess directly the lung cancer risk from indoor radon. Some studies report positive or weakly positive findings, while others report no increased risk. Thus, the potential hazard from indoor radon remains answered only indirectly through miner studies, experimental animal studies, and cellular studies.
- Publication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1997, Vol 89, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/89.1.49