scholarly journals Residential radon exposure and brain cancer: an ecological study in a radon prone area (Galicia, Spain)

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ruano-Ravina ◽  
Nuria Aragonés ◽  
Karl T. Kelsey ◽  
Mónica Pérez-Ríos ◽  
María Piñeiro-Lamas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Cancer ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Residential Radon

Residential radon exposure and esophageal cancer. An ecological study from an area with high indoor radon concentration (Galicia, Spain)

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ruano-Ravina ◽  
Nuria Aragonés ◽  
Mónica Pérez-Ríos ◽  
Gonzalo López-Abente ◽  
Juan M. Barros-Dios
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Radon Concentration ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Indoor Radon Concentration ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Residential Radon

scholarly journals Lung cancer in never-smokers: a case–control study in a radon-prone area (Galicia, Spain)

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 994-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Torres-Durán ◽  
Alberto Ruano-Ravina ◽  
Isaura Parente-Lamelas ◽  
Virginia Leiro-Fernández ◽  
José Abal-Arca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Environmental Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Lung Cancer Risk ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Never Smokers ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of lung cancer in never-smokers and to ascertain if environmental tobacco smoke modifies the effect of residential radon.We designed a multicentre hospital-based case–control study in a radon-prone area (Galicia, Spain). All participants were never-smokers. Cases had an anatomopathologically confirmed primary lung cancer and controls were recruited from individuals undergoing minor, non-oncological surgery. Residential radon was measured using alpha track detectors.We included 521 individuals, 192 cases and 329 controls, 21% were males. We observed an odds ratio of 2.42 (95% CI 1.45–4.06) for individuals exposed to ≥200 Bq·m−3 compared with those exposed to <100 Bq·m−3. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure at home increased lung cancer risk in individuals with radon exposure >200 Bq·m−3. Individuals exposed to environmental tobacco smoke and to radon concentrations >200 Bq·m−3 had higher lung cancer risk than those exposed to lower radon concentrations and exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.Residential radon increases lung cancer risk in never-smokers. An association between residential radon exposure and environmental tobacco smoke on the risk of lung cancer might exist.

scholarly journals Lung cancer mortality attributable to residential radon exposure in Spain and its regions

2021 ◽  
pp. 111372
Author(s):  
Alberto Ruano-Ravina ◽  
Leonor Varela Lema ◽  
Marta García Talavera ◽  
Montserrat García Gómez ◽  
Santiago González Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
Lung Cancer Mortality ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Its Regions ◽  
Residential Radon

Residential radon and COPD. An ecological study in Galicia, Spain

2016 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Barbosa-Lorenzo ◽  
Alberto Ruano-Ravina ◽  
Rebeca Ramis ◽  
Nuria Aragonés ◽  
Karl T. Kelsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
Residential Radon

Residential radon in Galicia: a cross-sectional study in a radon-prone area

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 728-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Lorenzo-González ◽  
Alberto Ruano-Ravina ◽  
Joaquín Peón ◽  
María Piñeiro ◽  
Juan Miguel Barros-Dios
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Residential Radon

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

Radon exposure and lung cancer risk — Czech cohort study on residential radon

2001 ◽  
Vol 272 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Tomášek ◽  
E Kunz ◽  
T Müller ◽  
J Hůlka ◽  
A Heribanová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Lung Cancer Risk ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Residential Radon

Residencial radon and small cell lung cancer: A case control study.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20566-e20566
Author(s):  
Angeles Rodriguez Martinez ◽  
Alberto Ruano
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Radon Exposure ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Residential Radon

e20566 Background: Residential radon is the second most important risk factor for lung cancer. We aim to asses the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of SCLC in general population. Methods: A multicentric hospital-based case-control study was designed including 10 hospitals from Spain and Portugal. Incident cases with pathological diagnosis of SCLC were prospectively recruited. Controls consisted in patients undergoing non-complex surgery unrelated to tobacco consumption. All study participants were sent a radon detector. Results: A total of 375 cases and 902 controls were recruited. 24.5% of cases were women. The median age at diagnosis was 66 for cases. 6.4% of the cases were younger than 50 years. Tobacco consumption was higher in cases compared to controls. Residential radon concentrations were higher than 147 Bq/m3 in 161 SCLC cases (42.9%). Median residential radon concentration was also higher in SCLC cases compared to controls (152.5 Bq/m3 vs 142 Bq/m3). Those people exposed to more than 147 Bq/m3 and heavy smokers showed an OR of 72,62 (95%CI 17.95 - 499.41) compared to never-smokers with less than 50 Bq/m3. Conclusions: radon exposure seems to increase the risk of small cell lung cancer. There is a significant lung cancer risk departing from 148 Bq/m3 and there is also a linear dose-response pattern. Tobacco consumption may also produce an important effect modification for radon exposure. Those individuals exposed to high radon concentrations and heavy smokers can have a very high risk of this cancer type compared with their low exposed and never-smoking counterparts. It is necessary to increase radon awareness among citizens and administrations in order they can establish the necessary protective and mitigation measures against residential radon. Effect modification between residential radon exposure and tobacco consumption on the risk of small cell lung cancer.[Table: see text]

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