A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON INDOOR RADON LEVELS BETWEEN THE LUNG CANCER AND CANCER FREE GROUPS IN IZMIR PROVINCE, TURKEY
JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.5, no.3, pp.16-22, 2021 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- 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), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.16-22
- Keywords: Lung cancer, Izmir, indoor radon, passsive track detectors
- 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.