Radon and cancer mortality among underground uranium miners in the Příbram region of the Czech Republic.

Kaitlin Kelly-ReifDale P SandlerDavid ShoreMary K Schubauer-BeriganMelissa A TroesterLeena Nylander-FrenchDavid B Richardson

Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2020)

This study confirms the established radon-lung cancer association and suggests that radon may also be associated with other types of cancer mortality. Further investigations of extrathoracic and CLL cancer, with the aim of obtaining more precise estimates, are warranted to understand associations between radon and cancers other than lung.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
squamous cell
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
squamous cell carcinoma
risk factors
cardiovascular disease