Residential radon and lung cancer: a cohort study in Galicia, Spain

Barbosa-Lorenzo, Raquel; Ruano-Raviña, Alberto; Cerdeira-Caramés, Sara; Raíces-Aldrey, Mónica; Dios, Juan Miguel Barros

doi:10.1590/0102-311x00189415

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“…This is probably due to a consequent and greater follow-up time, which is necessary to induce lung cancer. [ 38 ]. A study conducted in Alberta in 2011 estimated the population’s attributable risk of lung cancer due to radon exposure: it was higher among those who had never smoked than among ever-smokers.…”

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Estimates of the Lung Cancer Cases Attributable to Radon in Municipalities of Two Apulia Provinces (Italy) and Assessment of Main Exposure Determinants

Ferri

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Cavone

et al. 2018

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Indoor radon exposure is responsible for increased incidence of lung cancer in communities. Building construction characteristics, materials, and environmental determinants are associated with increased radon concentration at specific sites. In this study, routine data related to radon measurements available from the Apulia (Italy) Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA) were combined with building and ground characteristics data. An algorithm was created based on the experience of miners and it was able to produce estimates of lung cancer cases attributable to radon in different municipalities with the combined data. In the province of Lecce, the sites with a higher risk of lung cancer are Campi Salentina and Minervino, with 1.18 WLM (working level months) and 1.38 WLM, respectively, corresponding to lung cancer incidence rates of 3.34 and 3.89 per 10 × 103 inhabitants. The sites in the province of Bari with higher risks of lung cancer are Gravina di Puglia and Locorotondo, measuring 1.89 WLM and 1.22 WLM, respectively, which correspond to an incidence rate of lung cancer of 5.36 and 3.44 per 10 × 103 inhabitants. The main determinants of radon exposure are whether the buildings were built between 1999 and 2001, were one-room buildings with porous masonry, and were built on soil consisting of pelvis, clayey sand, gravel and conglomerates, calcarenites, and permeable lithotypes.

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Estimates of the Lung Cancer Cases Attributable to Radon in Municipalities of Two Apulia Provinces (Italy) and Assessment of Main Exposure Determinants

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Cavone

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“…As a risk factor for lung cancer, radon is ranked second after smoking and first among never-smokers [2,7,9], and is recognized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a carcinogenic agent in humans [10]. Radon maps have been plotted in Europe and North America, which not only make it possible to identify geographic areas with higher radon concentrations, but also serve to define risk areas [11] and establish different levels of prevention measures. In many countries, such prevention measures are contained in legislation that addresses this public health problem [12].…”

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Residential Radon in Central and South America: A Systematic Review

Giraldo-Osorio

Ruano-Raviña

Varela-Lema

et al. 2020

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Radon gas is a pulmonary carcinogen and the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. There are many countries that have not implemented measures to reduce the risk it poses to the general population. The aim of this study was to locate available evidence on exposure to residential radon and the regulations to monitor and control this across Central and South America, by conducting a review of the scientific literature and government documents in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. This review included 31 studies which had taken measurements of radon in these countries. While Brazil, Argentina, and Peru have undertaken most research, no country in Central and South America has a national map of exposure to residential radon. The prevalence of exposure to radon was uneven, both among the different countries and within individual countries. No country has regulations to prevent the entry of radon into homes, and nine countries have not set maximum permissible concentrations for residential radon. There is a limited number of studies in South and Central America, with a limited spatial coverage, and there is a need to improve knowledge on exposure to residential radon and its effects, and for governments to take the necessary actions to introduce preventive measures in their statutory regulations.

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“…Numerous studies evaluating the relationship between radon exposure and lung cancer development have since been conducted, generating conflicting results. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] For example, a 1996 case-control study of lung cancer among nonsmoking women in Missouri failed to show increased risk for study subjects exposed to domestic radon concentrations. 7 In contrast, a population-based case-control study performed in Iowa in 2001 focusing on nonsmoking women who had lived in the same house for >20 years found a positive association between cumulative radon gas exposure and lung cancer.…”

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Ecological level analysis of primary lung tumors in dogs and cats and environmental radon activity

Fowler

Johannes

O’Connor

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Veterinary Internal Medicne

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Background: Epidemiologic studies suggest residential radon exposure might increase the risk of primary lung cancer in people, but these studies are limited by subject mobility. This limitation might be overcome by evaluating the association in pets. Hypothesis: Primary pulmonary neoplasia (PPN) rate is higher in dogs and cats residing in counties with a high radon exposure risk (Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] zone 1) compared to zones 2 (moderate radon exposure risk) and 3 (low radon exposure risk). Animals: Six hundred ninety client-owned dogs and 205 client-owned cats with PPN. Methods: Retrospective review of medical records at 10 veterinary colleges identified dogs and cats diagnosed with PPN between 2010 and 2015. Each patient's radon exposure was determined by matching the patient's zip code with published county radon exposure risk. County level PPN rates were calculated using the average annual

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Residential radon and lung cancer: a cohort study in Galicia, Spain

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Estimates of the Lung Cancer Cases Attributable to Radon in Municipalities of Two Apulia Provinces (Italy) and Assessment of Main Exposure Determinants

Estimates of the Lung Cancer Cases Attributable to Radon in Municipalities of Two Apulia Provinces (Italy) and Assessment of Main Exposure Determinants

Residential Radon in Central and South America: A Systematic Review

Ecological level analysis of primary lung tumors in dogs and cats and environmental radon activity

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