Bronchus and lung cancer incidence in population living around the former uranium maining and miling sites

Chobanova, Nina and Ivanova, Kremena and Stojanovska, Zdenka and Atanasov, Trayan (2018) Bronchus and lung cancer incidence in population living around the former uranium maining and miling sites. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. ISSN 0144-8420

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Abstract

The indoor radon concentrations and lung cancer incidence in Eleshnitza village and Blagoevgrad district of Bulgaria were examined in the study reported here. The Eleshnitza was the second largest uranium mining and milling region of the country. The geometric mean of indoor radon concentration in Eleshnitza (465 Bq/m3) was higher than the geometric mean of Blagoevgrad district (78 Bq/m3). Retrospective analyses on lung cancer incidence, covering the period 1995–2012 have been shown the same trend. The results were suggestive of an existing relationship between the two variables. Possible effects attributable to age and gender on lung cancer incidence were examined and found to be significant.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Natural sciences > Physical sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User: Zdenka Stojanovska
Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2018 09:57
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2018 09:57
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/20254

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