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ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2023

Lung cancer mortality attributable to residential radon: a systematic scoping review.

Lucia Martin-Gisbert, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Leonor Varela-Lema, Marina Penabad, Alexandra Giraldo-Osorio, Cristina Candal-Pedreira, Julia Rey-Brandariz, Nerea Mourino, Mónica Pérez-Ríos

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Article in Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Impact of social determinants on the development, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer: recommended public health interventions.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
    Review
  3. Coalition building and citizen science for radon risk reduction.Environmental research, health : ERH · 2026
    Article
  4. Trends in lung cancer incidence in Spain (1990-2019): insights from Global Burden of Diseases data.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
    Article
  5. Lung cancer mortality attributable to residential radon in Germany.Radiation and environmental biophysics · 2024
    Article
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  7. An overview on the relationship between residential radon and lung cancer: what we know and future research.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2023
    Review
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Lucia Martin-GisbertDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Alberto Ruano-RavinaDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Leonor Varela-LemaDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. leonor.varela.lema@usc.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8365-7961
Marina PenabadDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Alexandra Giraldo-OsorioDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Cristina Candal-PedreiraDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Julia Rey-BrandarizDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Nerea MourinoDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Mónica Pérez-RíosDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After smoking, residential radon is the second risk factor of lung cancer in general population and the first in never-smokers. Previous studies have analyzed radon attributable lung cancer mortality for some countries. We aim to identify, summarize, and critically analyze the available data regarding the mortality burden of lung cancer due to radon, performing a quality assessment of the papers included, and comparing the results from different countries. We performed a systematic scoping review using the main biomedical databases. We included original studies with attributable mortality data related to radon exposure. We selected studies according to specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. PRISMA 2020 methodology and PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews requirements were followed. Data were abstracted using a standardized data sheet and a tailored scale was used to assess quality. We selected 24 studies describing radon attributable mortality derived from 14 different countries. Overall, 13 studies used risk models based on cohorts of miners, 8 used risks from residential radon case-control studies and 3 used both risk model options. Radon geometric mean concentration ranged from 11 to 83 Becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m

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Air Pollutants, RadioactiveAir Pollution, IndoorLung NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedRadonCase-Control StudiesEnvironmental ExposureHousingHumansAir Pollutants, RadioactiveRadonIndoor airMortality burdenNaturally occurring radiationResidential exposure

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