title: Radon and lung cancer: assessing and mitigating the risk.
abstract: Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. Its progenies emit alpha particles capable of causing tissue damage. Radon exposure is estimated to be the second most common cause of lung cancer in the United States. Management of patients with a history of radon exposure should involve a lung cancer specialist.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH choih@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Transplantation Center, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mazzone
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011886:Radon / Q000633:toxicity*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011886:Radon