ReviewJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2023
Radon exposure: a major cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.
Review in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Radon balneotherapy in rheumatologic diseases: potential mechanisms and implications for cardiovascular autonomic control and inflammation.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Review
- Lung Cancer in Never Smokers-An Underappreciated Public Health Burden.Health science reports · 2026Article
- SHAP-interpretable machine learning integrating exposures and multi-omics reveals immune alterations and biomarkers in COPD-lung cancer comorbidity.Frontiers in immunology · 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
- Epidemiological trends of lung cancer attributed to residential radon exposure at global, regional, and national level: a trend analysis study from 1990 to 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Meta-analysis of the association between indoor environmental pollution and lung cancer risk in never-smokers.American journal of translational research · 2025Review
- Analysis of genetic instability induced by radon exposure in iron mine processing workers in Shandong Province, Northern China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Lung Cancer in Young Adults.Open respiratory archivesArticle
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Abstract
Exposure to radon can impact human health. This is a nonsystematic review of articles written in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese published in the last decade (2013-2023), using databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and SciELO. Search terms selected were radon, human health, respiratory diseases, children, and adults. After analyzing the titles and abstracts, the researchers initially identified 47 studies, which were subsequently reduced to 40 after excluding reviews, dissertations, theses, and case-control studies. The studies have shown that enclosed environments such as residences and workplaces have higher levels of radon than those outdoors. Moreover, radon is one of the leading causes of lung cancer, especially in nonsmokers. An association between exposure to radon and development of other lung diseases, such as asthma and COPD, was also observed. It is crucial to increase public awareness and implement governmental control measures to reduce radon exposure. It is essential to quantify radon levels in all types of buildings and train professionals to conduct such measurements according to proven efficacy standards. Health care professionals should also be informed about this threat and receive adequate training to deal with the effects of radon on human health.
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