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====Quotes from Publications====
''Lung Cancer: [[ICRP Publication 115|Publication 115]]<ref name="Pub115">[[ICRP Publication 115]] Lung Cancer Risk from Radon and Progeny and Statement on Radon Ann ICRP 40(1) 2010.</ref> paragraph 55''
… There is compelling evidence from cohort studies of underground miners and from case–control studies of residential radon exposures that radon and its progeny can cause lung cancer…
… The cumulative risk of lung cancer up to 75 years of age for lifelong non-smokers is estimated to be 0.4%, 0.5%, and 0.7% for radon activity concentrations of 0, 100, and 400 Bq/m3, respectively…
…The cumulative risks of lung cancer for lifelong smokers by 75 years of age are close to 10%, 12%, and 16% for radon activity concentrations of 0, 100, and 400 Bq/m3, respectively…
… Cigarette smoking remains the most important cause of lung cancer…
''Other Cancers: [[ICRP Publication 115|Publication 115]]<ref name="Pub115">[[ICRP Publication 115]] Lung Cancer Risk from Radon and Progeny and Statement on Radon Ann ICRP 40(1) 2010.</ref> paragraph 39''
… review of the available epidemiological evidence shows no consistent evidence for an association between radon concentration and cancer, other than lung cancer.
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