 Radon
"Radon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally radioactive element with atomic symbol Rn, and atomic number 86. It is a member of the noble gas family found in soil, and is released during the decay of RADIUM.
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D011886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.271.800 D01.268.613.700 D01.362.641.745 D01.496.749.305.800
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| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radon" by people in Profiles.
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Kreuzer M, Sommer M, Deffner V, Bertke S, Demers PA, Kelly-Reif K, Laurier D, Rage E, Richardson DB, Samet JM, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Tomasek L, Wiggins C, Zablotska LB, Fenske N. Lifetime excess absolute risk for lung cancer due to exposure to radon: results of the pooled uranium miners cohort study PUMA. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2024 03; 63(1):7-16.
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Kelly-Reif K, Bertke SJ, Rage E, Demers PA, Fenske N, Deffner V, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Tomasek L, Zablotska LB, Wiggins C, Laurier D, Richardson DB. Radon and lung cancer in the pooled uranium miners analysis (PUMA): highly exposed early miners and all miners. Occup Environ Med. 2023 07; 80(7):385-391.
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Zablotska LB, Richardson DB, Golden A, Pasqual E, Smith B, Rage E, Demers PA, Do M, Fenske N, Deffner V, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Bertke S, Kelly-Reif K, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Tomasek L, Wiggins C, Laurier D, Apostoaei I, Thomas BA, Simon SL, Hoffman FO, Boice JD, Dauer LT, Howard SC, Cohen SS, Mumma MT, Ellis ED, Eckerman KF, Leggett RW, Pawel DJ. The epidemiology of lung cancer following radiation exposure. Int J Radiat Biol. 2023; 99(3):569-580.
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Vaughn AM, Lohmiller K, James KA, Van Dyke M, Whitesell N, Allshouse WB, Macaluso F, Kelley C. Characterization of Colorado residents and radon reduction behaviors through latent class analysis and path models. J Environ Radioact. 2022 Sep; 250:106910.
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Richardson DB, Rage E, Demers PA, Do MT, Fenske N, Deffner V, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Bertke SJ, Kelly-Reif K, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Tomasek L, Zablotska LB, Wiggins C, Laurier D. Lung Cancer and Radon: Pooled Analysis of Uranium Miners Hired in 1960 or Later. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 05; 130(5):57010.
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Richardson DB, Rage E, Demers PA, Do MT, DeBono N, Fenske N, Deffner V, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Wiggins C, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Kelly-Reif K, Tomasek L, Zablotska LB, Laurier D. Mortality among uranium miners in North America and Europe: the Pooled Uranium Miners Analysis (PUMA). Int J Epidemiol. 2021 05 17; 50(2):633-643.
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Rage E, Richardson DB, Demers PA, Do M, Fenske N, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Wiggins C, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Kelly-Reif K, Tomasek L, Zablotska LB, Laurier D. PUMA - pooled uranium miners analysis: cohort profile. Occup Environ Med. 2020 03; 77(3):194-200.
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Hahn EJ, Huntington-Moskos L, Mundy M, Rademacher K, Wiggins AT, Rayens MK, Studts JL, Butler KM. A Randomized Trial to Test Personalized Environmental Report Back to Reduce Lung Cancer Risk. Health Educ Behav. 2019 02; 46(1):165-175.
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Samet JM. Radiation and cancer risk: a continuing challenge for epidemiologists. Environ Health. 2011 Apr 05; 10 Suppl 1:S4.
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Alberg AJ, Ford JG, Samet JM. Epidemiology of lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Chest. 2007 Sep; 132(3 Suppl):29S-55S.
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