Lung cancer risks from residential radon among smokers and non-smokers.

Primary lung cancer occurs mainly among elderly smokers. Smoking and radon are generally considered to be the main causes of lung cancer. By simply studying the age dependence of all primary lung cancer incidences it seems plausible to suggest that the risk for obtaining lung cancer from domestic radon is low for children.

Residential radon and lung cancer in Sweden: risk analysis accounting for random error in the exposure assessment.

A large epidemiologic study on residential radon exposure and lung cancer has been conducted in Sweden. An attempt is now made to quantify the impact of random error in the exposure assessment on the risk estimate for lung cancer in this study. The study included 1,360 lung cancer cases, diagnosed from 1980 to 1984, and 2,847 population controls.

Residential radon exposure and lung cancer in Sweden.

Background: Residential radon is the principal source of exposure to ionizing radiation in most countries. To determine the implications for the risk of lung cancer, we performed a nationwide case-control study in Sweden.

Methods: The study included 586 women and 774 men 35 to 74 years of age with lung cancer that was diagnosed between 1980 and 1984.