Residential Radon and Risk of Lung Cancer

Krewski, Daniel; Lubin, Jay H.; Zielinski, Jan M.; Alavanja, Michael C.R.; Catalan, Vanessa S; Field, R. William; Klotz, Judith B.; Létourneau, E.G.; Lynch, Charles F.; Lyon, Joseph I; Sandler, Dale P.; Schoenberg, Janet B.; Steck, Daniel J.; Stolwijk, J. A. J.; Weinberg, Clarice R.; Wilcox, Homer

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“…The detector consists of two different diffusion chambers. Each chamber is made of an electroconductive plastic and is cylindrical with an inner volume of about 30 cm 3 . The A CR-39 is used as the detecting material and placed at the bottom of the chamber with sticky clays.…”

Section: Intercomparison Of Thoron Concentrations Between Nirs and Nyumentioning

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Thoron in the environment and its related issues

Tokonami¹

2009

Indian J Phys

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:Since radon is internationally noted as the second cause of lung cancer, many countries are trying about to solve the problem worldwide. In addition, a new evidence of lung cancer risk has been recently found out with a low level below 200 Bq m -3 . Thus the action level will have to be set lower than before. Importance of radon exposure has been further recognized and accurate radon concentrations will be required. Recently thoron has also been recognized from the viewpoint of accurate radon measurements. The present paper describes specification of the NIRS radon and thoron chambers, passive measurement technique of radon and thoron and thoron interference on radon measurements from both experimental studies and field experiences on epidemiological study area.

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Section: Intercomparison Of Thoron Concentrations Between Nirs and Nyumentioning

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“…Subsequently recent studies have revealed that there is a clearly positive relationship between indoor radon concentration and lung cancer risk even at the low exposure level below 200 Bq m -3 [2,3]. Thus the WHO launched the International Radon Project in January, 2005.…”

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Thoron in the environment and its related issues

Tokonami¹

2009

Indian J Phys

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“…According to the pooling of European residential case-control studies, ERR = 1.16 (95% confi dence interval 1.05-1.31) at radon concentration 100 Bq/m 3 [8]. Basing on the pooling analyses of residential studies in Europe and Northern America [9], WHO concluded that radon is second after smoking cause of lung cancer in general population [10]. ICRP considered these results as reliable arguments for justifi cation of protection strategy and a basis for establishing the national-derived reference levels of the indoor radon concentration below 300 Bq/m 3 [1,11].…”

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Lung cancer mortality and radon exposure in Russia

Yarmoshenko

Malinovsky

2016

Nukleonika

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Abstract. The association between the lung cancer and indoor radon exposure in Russian population was investigated. The average indoor radon concentration for each region was estimated using the annual reports issued by the Saint-Petersburg Ramzaev Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene for the period 2008-2013. The average standardized lung cancer mortalities among males and females were estimated using the reports of the Moscow Hertzen Cancer Research Institute for the period 2008-2012. The relative risk (RR) was estimated as a ratio between the average mortality within seven exposure intervals and background mortality. The slope factors of linear dependence between the indoor radon exposure and lung cancer RR are 0.026 (-0.11÷0.17) and 0.83 (0.52-1.12) per radon concentration 100 Bq/m 3 for males and females, respectively (with 90% confi dence interval). The obtained results can be explained by the confounding effect of tobacco smoking. Signifi cant excess risk of lung cancer in female population can be associated with radon exposure and low prevalence of smoking.

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“…The only known health effect associated with long-term exposure to elevated radon levels in indoor air is an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Several large joint analyses of residential radon exposure and lung cancer incidence in Europe (Darby et al, 2005(Darby et al, , 2006, North America (Krewski et al, 2005(Krewski et al, , 2006 and China (Lubin et al, 2004) provided strong evidence that exposure to indoor radon can increase the risk of lung cancer in the general population. Radon and its decay products have been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking (WHO 2009, IARC 2004, 2012a, 2012b.…”

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