PUMA – pooled uranium miners analysis: cohort profile
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2019-105981
Abstract: Objectives Epidemiological studies of underground miners have provided clear evidence that inhalation of radon decay products causes lung cancer. Moreover, these studies have served as a quantitative basis for estimation of radon-associated excess lung cancer… read more here.
Keywords: puma; uranium miners; pooled uranium; lung cancer ... See more keywords
Radon and lung cancer in the pooled uranium miners analysis (PUMA): highly exposed early miners and all miners
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108532
Abstract: Objectives Radon is a ubiquitous occupational and environmental lung carcinogen. We aim to quantify the association between radon progeny and lung cancer mortality in the largest and most up-to-date pooled study of uranium miners. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; lung; uranium miners; pooled uranium ... See more keywords