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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• LANTZ, Paula M
• MENDEZ, David
• PHILBERT, Martin A

Titel

Radon, Smoking, and Lung Cancer: The Need to Refocus Radon Control Policy

Ist Teil von

• American journal of public health (1971), 2013-03, Vol.103 (3), p.443-447

Ort / Verlag

Washington, DC: American Public Health Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, and the risk is significantly higher for smokers than for nonsmokers. More than 85% of radon-induced lung cancer deaths are among smokers. The most powerful approach for reducing the public health burden of radon is shaped by 2 overarching principles: public communication efforts that promote residential radon testing and remediation will be the most cost effective if they are primarily directed at current and former smokers; and focusing on smoking prevention and cessation is the optimal strategy for reducing radon-induced lung cancer in terms of both public health gains and economic efficiency. Tobacco control policy is the most promising route to the public health goals of radon control policy.