Radon and Cancers Other Than Lung Cancer in Underground Miners: a Collaborative Analysis of 11 Studies

Abstract

Protection standards for radon should continue to be based on consideration of the lung cancer risk alone.

Mortality and Cancer Incidence in Misasa, Japan, a Spa Area with Elevated Radon Levels

“…12) However, since no dose-response relation was apparent, those authors proposed that the increased risk of stomach cancer could not be attributed to radon. The risk factors for stomach cancer are mainly diet, other life-style factors, and infection by Helicobacter pylori, which could not be controlled in our study.…”

“…From 1992 to 1995, a 24-h measurement of indoor radon concentration in 101 houses in the above seven districts was carried out using the Packard Pico-Rad system. 8) The average (range) of indoor radon concentration (Bq/m 3 ) was 66.2 (25-121) for Misasa, 45.4 (11-78) for Asahi 1 (along the Takase river), 54.1 for Asahi 2 (along the Tenjin river), 39.1 (17-90) for Takeda 1 (along the Kadani river), 60.7 (37-109) for Takeda 2 (along the Tenjin river), 25.2 (9-63) for Mitoku and 15.9 (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) for Oshika. From the viewpoint of geology, Misasa, Asahi 2 and Takeda 2 belong to the granite zone, while Mitoku, Oshika and Takeda 1 belong to the volcanic rock zone.…”

Evaluation of Radon Concentration in the Urban Area Foundation of Tirana, Albania

“…1), forming a flat area, which dip to west with angle [3][4][5] o . In all its spreading, it is built mainly by ( Fig.…”

Radiological data on building stones from a Spanish region: Castilla y León

“…The carcinogenic effects of radon gas on the human population have been clearly established (Lubin et al, 1994;Darby et al, 1995;Krewski et al, 2006;Chen et al, 2011), and this has prompted many countries to address the question of the presence of radon inside dwellings in their territories (Gillmore and Jabarivasal, 2010). It is also well known that radon is the largest single contributor to exposure of the public to natural radiation (UNSCEAR, 1993).…”

“…For many years the building sector has been an important driver of the economy, some of the quarries being used both for new construction and for restoration, since many cities in the area have been acknowledged as belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage (Pereira and Cooper, 2013) and restorations involving the replacement of slabs and ashlars must necessarily use the original local natural stone. The buildings are constructed using the local stone, mainly sandstone and limestone, but several granites are used as the bottom ashlars because of the problems arising from the capillary absorption of damp by those sedimentary stones (del Arco et al, 1987;Iñigo et al, 2003;Schillaci et al, 2008). Some polished decorative stone slices are also present on some of the buildings.…”