A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON INDOOR RADON LEVELS BETWEEN THE LUNG CANCER AND CANCER FREE GROUPS IN IZMIR PROVINCE, TURKEY

Ozbay T., KARADENİZ Ö., Cilengiroglu O. V., Durak H., Eser S.

JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.5, no.3, pp.16-22, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.30621/jbachs.873114
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.16-22
  • Keywords: Lung cancer, Izmir, indoor radon, passsive track detectors, RESIDENTIAL RADON, RISK
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Izmir is the province of Turkey with the highest lung cancer incidences for males, therefore a comparative study was performed in particular districts of Izmir in 2013. In the study, it was aimed to assess the association between lung cancer risk and indoor radon.