Risks of Lung Cancer due to Radon Exposure among the Regions of Korea.
Radon is likely the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking. We estimated the lung cancer risk due to radon using common risk models. Based on national radon survey data, we estimated the population-attributable fraction (PAF) and the number of lung cancer deaths attributable to radon. The exposure-age duration (EAD) and exposure-age concentration (EAC) models were used. The regional average indoor radon concentration was 37.5 95 Bq/m(3). The PAF for lung cancer was 8.3% (European Pooling Study model), 13.5% in males and 20.4% in females by EAD model, and 19.5% in males and 28.2% in females by EAC model. Due to differences in smoking by gender, the PAF of radon-induced lung cancer deaths was higher in females. In the Republic of Korea, the risk of radon is not widely recognized. Thus, information about radon health risks is important and efforts are needed to decrease the associated health problems.
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Hye Ah
0000-0002-4051-0350
HA
Lee
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Won Kyung
0000-0002-6014-8854
WK
Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Dohee
0000-0002-0549-8704
D
Lim
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Su Hyun
0000-0002-5527-7520
SH
Park
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Jung
0000-0001-9139-7581
SJ
Baik
Ewha Clinical Trial Center, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Kyoung Ae
0000-0003-1658-3282
KA
Kong
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Kyunghee
0000-0002-9800-0994
K
Jung-Choi
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Hyesook
0000-0002-9359-6522
H
Park
D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011886:Radon / Q000633:toxicity*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012907:Smoking; D016019:Survival Analysis
D011886:Radon
Epidemiology; Lung Neoplasms; Radon; Republic of Korea; Risk Assessment