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Dempsey, Seraphim; Lyons, Seán; Nolan, Anne, E-mail: anne.nolan@esri.ie2018
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[en] Highlights: • We examined the relationship between radon risk and lung cancer prevalence in Ireland. • Geo-coded data on radon risk linked to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). • Individual-level data allowed inclusion of potentially confounding factors. • Those in areas with a higher radon risk more likely to report a lung cancer diagnosis. - Abstract: This paper examined the relationship between radon risk and lung cancer prevalence using a novel dataset combining spatially-coded survey data with a radon risk map. A logit model was employed to test for significant associations between a high risk of indoor radon and lung cancer prevalence using data on 5590 people aged 50+ from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and radon risk data from Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The use of data at the individual level allowed a wide range of potentially confounding factors (such as smoking) to be included. Results indicate that those who lived in an area in which 10%–20% of households were above the national reference level (200 Bq/m3) were 2.9–3.1 times more likely to report a lung cancer diagnosis relative to those who lived in areas in which less than 1% of households were above the national reference level.
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S0265931X17306343; Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.11.014; © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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ADULTS, AGE GROUPS, AGED ADULTS, ANIMALS, BODY, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DISEASES, ELEMENTS, EUROPE, FLUIDS, GASES, HUMAN POPULATIONS, MAMMALS, MAN, MINORITY GROUPS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NONMETALS, ORGANS, POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES, POPULATIONS, PRIMATES, RARE GASES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, US ORGANIZATIONS, VERTEBRATES, WESTERN EUROPE
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