Childhood cancer and residential radon exposure - results of a population-based case-control study in Lower Saxony (Germany)

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Kaletsch ◽  
P. Kaatsch ◽  
R. Meinert ◽  
J. Schüz ◽  
R. Czarwinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon

scholarly journals Vitamin K and Childhood Cancer: A Population Based Case Control Study in the State of Lower Saxony (Germany) 140

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 538-538
Author(s):  
R von Kries ◽  
U Göbel ◽  
A Hachmeister ◽  
U Kaletsch ◽  
J Michaelis
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
The State ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Vitamin K and childhood cancer: a population based case-control study in Lower Saxony, Germany

BMJ ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 313 (7051) ◽  
pp. 199-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. von Kries ◽  
U. Gobel ◽  
A. Hachmeister ◽  
U. Kaletsch ◽  
J. Michaelis
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Control Study

CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF LUNG CANCER RISK FROM RESIDENTIAL RADON EXPOSURE IN WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Thompson ◽  
Donald F. Nelson ◽  
Joel H. Popkin ◽  
Zenaida Popkin
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Lung Cancer Risk ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon

scholarly journals Features of childhood cancer in primary care: a population-based nested case-control study

2012 ◽  
Vol 97 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A5.1-A5
Author(s):  
RM Dommett ◽  
TR Redaniel ◽  
MCG Stevens ◽  
W Hamilton ◽  
RM Martin
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Nested Case Control ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Residential Radon Exposure and Cigarette Smoking in Association with Lung Cancer: A Matched Case-Control Study in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2946
Author(s):  
Eung Joo Park ◽  
Hokyou Lee ◽  
Hyeon Chang Kim ◽  
Seung Soo Sheen ◽  
Sang Baek Koh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Matched Case ◽  
Matched Case Control Study ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon

Residential radon exposure and cigarette smoking are the two most important risk factors for lung cancer. The combined effects thereof were evaluated in a multi-center matched case-control study in South Korea. A total of 1038 participants were included, comprising 519 non-small cell lung cancer cases and 519 age- and sex- matched community-based controls. Residential radon levels were measured for all participants. Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) for lung cancer according to radon exposure (high ≥ 100 Bq/m3 vs. low < 100 Bq/m3), smoking status, and combinations of the two after adjusting for age, sex, indoor hours, and other housing information. The median age of the participants was 64 years, and 51.3% were women. The adjusted ORs (95% confidence intervals [CIs]) for high radon and cigarette smoking were 1.56 (1.03–2.37) and 2.53 (1.60–3.99), respectively. When stratified according to combinations of radon exposure and smoking status, the adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for lung cancer in high-radon non-smokers, low-radon smokers, and high-radon smokers were 1.40 (0.81–2.43), 2.42 (1.49–3.92), and 4.27 (2.14–8.52), respectively, with reference to low-radon non-smokers. Both residential radon and cigarette smoking were associated with increased odds for lung cancer, and the difference in ORs according to radon exposure was much greater in smokers than in non-smokers.

CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF LUNG CANCER AND RESIDENTIAL RADON EXPOSURE IN SOUTHWEST ENGLAND

Epidemiology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S108 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Darby ◽  
E Whitley ◽  
P Silcocks ◽  
B Thakrar ◽  
M Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon

scholarly journals Systematic review and meta-analysis of residential radon and lung cancer in never-smokers

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (159) ◽  
pp. 200230
Author(s):  
Elvin S. Cheng ◽  
Sam Egger ◽  
Suzanne Hughes ◽  
Marianne Weber ◽  
Julia Steinberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Never Smokers ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon ◽  
Never Smoker

BackgroundGlobally, radon is the leading risk factor for lung cancer in never-smokers (LCINS). In this study, we systematically reviewed and meta-analysed the evidence of the risk of LCINS associated with residential radon exposure.MethodsMedline and Embase databases were searched using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria to identify relevant studies published from 1 January 1990 to 5 March 2020 focused on never-smokers. We identified four pooled collaborative studies (incorporating data from 24 case–control studies), one case–control study and one cohort study for systematic review. Meta-analysis was performed on the results of the four pooled studies due to different measures of effect and outcome reported in the cohort study and insufficient information reported for the case–control study. In a post hoc analysis, the corresponding risk for ever-smokers was also examined.ResultsRisk estimates of lung cancer from residential radon exposure were pooled in the meta-analysis for 2341 never-smoker cases, 8967 never-smoker controls, 9937 ever-smoker cases and 12 463 ever-smoker controls. Adjusted excess relative risks (aERRs) per 100 Bq·m−3 of radon level were 0.15 (95% CI 0.06–0.25) for never-smokers and 0.09 (95% CI 0.03–0.16) for ever-smokers, and the difference between them was statistically insignificant (p=0.32). The aERR per 100 Bq·m−3was higher for men (0.46; 95% CI 0.15–0.76) than for women (0.09; 95% CI −0.02–0.20) among never-smokers (p=0.027).ConclusionThis study provided quantified risk estimates for lung cancer from residential radon exposure among both never-smokers and ever-smokers. Among never-smokers in radon-prone areas, men were at higher risk of lung cancer than women.

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