| Literature DB >> 27565403 |
María Torres-Duran1, Alberto Fernandez-Villar1, Juan Miguel Barros-Dios2, Alberto Ruano-Ravina3.
Abstract
There are some published scores to estimate lung cancer risk of mortality or incidence. Nevertheless, no score has included residential radon as a variable to be considered when estimating lung cancer risk. In this commentary we discuss the importance of including residential radon as a factor to be taken into account when calculating lung cancer risk.Entities:
Keywords: Lung neoplasms; Residential radon; Risk scores; Screening
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27565403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.05.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Oncol ISSN: 1556-0864 Impact factor: 15.609