Cancer causes & control : CCC
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Cancer Causes Control · Apr 2015
Lung cancer risk from radon exposure in dwellings in Sweden: how many cases can be prevented if radon levels are lowered?
Residential exposure to radon is considered to be the second cause of lung cancer after smoking. The purpose of this study was to estimate the number of lung cancer cases prevented from reducing radon exposure in Swedish dwellings. ⋯ Although estimates are somewhat uncertain, 35-40% of the radon attributed lung cancer cases can be prevented if radon levels >100 Bq/m(3) are lowered to 100 Bq/m(3).