ND-0396 · 2005 · Other
Residential Radon and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Combined Analysis of 7 North American Case-Control Studies
Krewski D, Lubin JH, Zielinski JM, et al. Epidemiology. 2005.
doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000152522.80261.e3 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Lung cancer risk rose with home radon, with an odds ratio of 1.11 at 100 Bq/m3, across 7 North American studies (3,662 cases).
Limitations
Long-term exposure estimates carry measurement error.
Design questions and applications
Test for radon and design in mitigation.
Field
Hazards in buildings
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card krewski-2005-radon) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.