ArticleScientific reports2024
Rural communities experience higher radon exposure versus urban areas, potentially due to drilled groundwater well annuli acting as unintended radon gas migration conduits.
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- Global trends and projections of lung cancer attributable to residential radon exposure, 1990-2050.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Disparities in Lung Cancer Health Outcomes and Access to Lung Cancer Screening Between Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S.Cancers · 2026Review
- Synonymous Variants of Potential Significance Identified by a 52-Gene Clinical Sequencing Panel in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Genes, chromosomes & cancer · 2026Article
- A novel method for assessing postmortem interval using radon radioisotopic decay - an internal radon 'time of death clock'.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Repetitive, long-term inhalation of radioactive radon gas is one of the leading causes of lung cancer, with exposure differences being a function of geographic location, built environment, personal demographics, activity patterns, and decision-making. Here, we examine radon exposure disparities across the urban-to-rural landscape, based on 42,051 Canadian residential properties in 2034 distinct communities. People living in rural, lower population density communities experience as much as 31.2% greater average residential radon levels relative to urban equivalents, equating to an additional 26.7 Bq/m
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