Radon: Second Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer, European Study Confirms

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers in Spain And Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an area of granite in Torrelodones, Madrid.

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