Environmental Factors in Cancer: Radon. President’s Cancer Panel – December 4, 2008

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• Personal Author:
  Field RW
• Description:
  Over 50% of the average individual's radiation dose comes from exposure to radon decay products. Two of the radon decay products, Polonium-218 and Polonium-214, account for the majority of the radiation exposure to the lungs. Because we are building homes without radon resistant features faster than we are mitigating homes to reduce radon concentrations, more people are exposed to radon than ever before. Furthermore, the increased use of medical procedures and tests that utilize radiation has increased substantially. The consequence of this mounting radiation exposure for an individual is genomic instability and an increased potential for cancer. In the following paper, the generic term radon will be used to refer to radon and its decay products. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Lung Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Environmental Exposure Humans Lung Tissue Radon Radon Daughters
• ISSN:
  0048-7554
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  23-31
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062925
• Citation:
  Rev Environ Health 2010 Mar; 25(1):23-31
• Contact Point Address:
  R. William Field, Ph.D., M.S., Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, N 222 Oakdale Hall, 104 IREH, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  bill-field@uiowa.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Polonium (CAS RN 7440-08-6) ; Radon (CAS RN 10043-92-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Reviews on Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6b58c2f25dcc99d496e8a218eb6dfd882f81b4db81705c6e0f45b45b76ac57118cb26712c66bf3b570d5474ca13081f6b41ca11e4947d1a7d3334046b58a4e4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226091/cdc_226091_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.53 MB ]