ReviewToxics2020
Radon-The Element of Risk. The Impact of Radon Exposure on Human Health.
Review in Toxics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Personalized environmental risk communication and cancer screening intent among rural private well users.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Long-Term Validation of a Consumer- vs. Industrial-Grade Indoor Radon and Air Quality Monitor at a School in Utah.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Radon and Non-Cancer Pulmonary Health Effects in Children: A State of The Art Review.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Review
- Legal regulatory frameworks of radon spas in central Europe.Radiation and environmental biophysics · 2026Article
- From survival of irradiated mice to modern molecular insights: a seventy-year journey in radiobiology at the institute of biophysics, Czech academy of sciences.European biophysics journal : EBJ · 2025Review
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- Assessment of carcinogenic risk from indoor radon exposure influenced by geological structures in the mountains of southern Caspian Sea.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Climate change and environmental radioactivity: a review of studies on climate conditions in variation on indoor radon concentrations.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2025Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Individuals Exposed to Radon.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Serum biomarkers associated with health impacts of high residential radon exposure: a metabolomic pilot study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Indoor radon exposure: A systematic review of radon-induced health risks and evidence quality using GRADE approach.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Short-Term vs. Long-Term: A Critical Review of Indoor Radon Measurement Techniques.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Radon Exposure Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Settings: An Overview of Instruments and Methods.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Radon exposure risks among residents proximal to gold mine tailings in Gauteng Province, South Africa: a cross-sectional preliminary study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Residential Radon Exposure in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer in Lublin Region, Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Designing an Indoor Radon Risk Exposure Indicator (IRREI): An Evaluation Tool for Risk Management and Communication in the IoT Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Lung cancer is a heterogeneous group of diseases with multifactorial aetiology. Smoking has been undeniably recognized as the main aetiological factor in lung cancer, but it should be emphasized that it is not the only factor. It is worth noting that a number of nonsmokers also develop this disease. Radon exposure is the second greatest risk factor for lung cancer among smokers-after smoking-and the first one for nonsmokers. The knowledge about this element amongst specialist oncologists and pulmonologists seems to be very superficial. We discuss the impact of radon on human health, with particular emphasis on respiratory diseases, including lung cancer. A better understanding of the problem will increase the chance of reducing the impact of radon exposure on public health and may contribute to more effective prevention of a number of lung diseases.
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