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Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies

BMJ · 2004 · Vol. 330(7485) · pp. 223–223

Sarah C. Darby✉David HillAnssi Auvinen(Tampere University)Juan Miguel Barros-Dios(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)Hélène Baysson(Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire)F. BochicchioHema Deo(University of Reading)Rolf Falk(Swedish Radiation Safety Authority)Francesco ForastiereMatti Hakama(Finnish Cancer Registry)Iris M. Heid(Institute of Groundwater Ecology)Lothar Kreienbrock(University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation)Michaela Kreuzer(Federal Office for Radiation Protection)F. Lagarde(Karolinska Institutet)I Mäkeläinen(Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority)C R MuirheadWilli Oberaigner(Tirol Kliniken)Göran Pershagen(Karolinska Institutet)Alberto Ruano‐Raviña(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)E. Ruosteenoja(Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority)Angelika Schaffrath Rosario(Institute of Groundwater Ecology)M. Tirmarche(Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire)L Tomáscaron;ek(National Radiation Protection Institute)Elise Whitley(University of Bristol)H-E. Wichmann(Institute of Groundwater Ecology)Richard Doll

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Abstract

Collectively, though not separately, these studies show appreciable hazards from residential radon, particularly for smokers and recent ex-smokers, and indicate that it is responsible for about 2% of all deaths from cancer in Europe.

Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiation Dose and Imaging Radioactive contamination and transferRadonLung cancerConfidence intervalNuclear medicineRadon gasRadiochemistryMedicineChemistryPhysicsInternal medicine

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Air Pollutants, RadioactiveAir Pollution, RadioactiveDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHousingHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedRadonRisk FactorsSmokingCase-Control StudiesAir Pollution, Indoor

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