Trends in research on indoor radon exposure and lung cancer in South Korea

• Published in: Annals of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 10 - 3
• Main Authors: Kang, Dae Ryong, Kang, Dongmug, Min, Kyoung-Bok, Kim, Changsoo, Oh, Sung-Soo, Koh, Sang-Baek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central 08.03.2016; BioMed Central Ltd; XMLink, Co; 대한직업환경의학회
• Subjects: Age; Editorial; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Indoor air quality; Lung cancer; Mathematical models; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mens health; Methods; Mortality; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Public Health; Radon; Risk factors; Studies; Trends; Trends in research on indoor radon exposure and lung cancer in South Korea; Womens health; 예방의학; South Korea
• ISSN: 2052-4374; 2052-4374
• DOI: 10.1186/s40557-016-0100-9

[...]studies that reflect disability weights and the age of buildings in Korea are required to obtain more precise estimates of the EBD of radon exposure indoors. * Investigating and comparing methods of radon measurement, we noted that USA and Canada employ similar methods thereof in primary and secondary testing. Currently, for Korea, data have been acquired from investigations of radon levels throughout the country, and though they could potentially be useful, indoor radon levels have not been measured in detail. [...]if such data become available and the relationships between indoor radon exposure and lung cancer are effectively evaluated, it should be possible to set reference levels for indoor radon concentrations and to establish relevant mitigation policies and environmental health policies in South Korea.