Residential Radon and Risk of Lung Cancer in an Italian Alpine Area

To evaluate whether residential radon exposure explains the excess mortality for lung cancer in an Italian alpine valley with high natural radioactivity, the authors conducted a population-based case-control study on 138 deceased cases and 291 sex- and year-of-birth-matched controls. Year-long alpha...

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Published in:Archives of environmental health 2001-05, Vol.56 (3), p.208-215
Main Authors: Pisa, Federica E., Barbone, Fabio, Betta, Alberto, Bonomi, Mauro, Alessandrini, Barbara, Bovenzi, Massimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Biological effects of radiation
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Carcinogens, Environmental - analysis
Case-Control Studies
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
epidemiology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Ionizing radiations
Italy
Italy - epidemiology
lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - etiology
Lung Neoplasms - mortality
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Odds Ratio
radon
Radon - adverse effects
Radon - analysis
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Smoking
Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics
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Summary:To evaluate whether residential radon exposure explains the excess mortality for lung cancer in an Italian alpine valley with high natural radioactivity, the authors conducted a population-based case-control study on 138 deceased cases and 291 sex- and year-of-birth-matched controls. Year-long alpha-track measurements of radon were performed in the most recent residence, and information about occupational history and lifetime smoking habits was obtained. The authors adjusted for smoking, and radon was associated with lung cancer risk among men: compared with a radon level of < 40 becquerels (Bq) per cubic meter (m 3 ), the odds ratios for 40-76 Bq/m 3 , 77-139 Bq/m 3 , 140-199 Bq/m 3 , and 200+ Bq/m 3 were 2.1, 2.0, 2.7, and 1.4, respectively. The association between radon and lung cancer, as determined with a multiplicative model, was found only among male smokers.
ISSN:0003-9896
2331-4303
DOI:10.1080/00039890109604444