Residential Radon Exposure in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer in Lublin Region, Poland

Anna Grzywa-Celińska, Izabela Chmielewska, Adam Krusiński, Krzysztof Kozak, Jadwiga Mazur, Dominik Grządziel, Katarzyna Dos Santos Szewczyk and Janusz Milanowski
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Anna Grzywa-Celińska: Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Izabela Chmielewska: Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Adam Krusiński: Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Krzysztof Kozak: Laboratory of Radiometric Expertise, Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, 31-342 Cracow, Poland
Jadwiga Mazur: Laboratory of Radiometric Expertise, Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, 31-342 Cracow, Poland
Dominik Grządziel: Laboratory of Radiometric Expertise, Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, 31-342 Cracow, Poland
Katarzyna Dos Santos Szewczyk: Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Janusz Milanowski: Chair and Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-9

Abstract: Exposure to radon is the second most common factor causing lung cancer in smokers and the first among non-smokers. We aimed to measure the impact of the radon exposure on patients with different histological types of advanced lung cancer. The measurement of radon exposure was performed in 102 patients with lung cancer in stage 3B or higher (Poland). There were 78.4% of patients with non-small cell carcinoma and 21.6% of patients with small cell carcinoma. One month radon exposure measurement was performed with trace detectors in order to control whether high radon concentrations (>800 Bq/m 3 ) were found in the homes of patients with cancer diagnosed. Results of the determinations were then compared with the representation of the most common types of lung cancer in the study population. In the analyzed group, the average concentration of radon during the exposure of the detector in the residential premises of the respondents accounted for 69.0 Bq/m 3 [37.0–117.0] and had no statistically significant effect on the type of lung cancer developed in patients. The lack of statistical significance may result from the small study group and the accompanying exposure to other harmful components. As the incidence of lung adenocarcinoma is increasing and exposure to tobacco smoke is decreasing, the search for other modifiable causes of lung cancer should be the task in the future.

Keywords: residential radon; lung cancer; exposure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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