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The increased incidence of lung cancerfirst observed among uranium miners in Europe [5], has been confirmed by epidemiologic studies in the uranium mines of the Colorado Plateau [1, 14]. This excess in lung cancer is attributed to the irradiation of the tracheobronchial epithelium by alpha particles emitted during the radioactive decay of radon gas into its short-lived radon daughters [6]. The relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer is well documented [15], and evidence that cigarette smoking by uranium miners is a factor in the development of lung cancer has been reported [2].
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Band, P., Feldstein, M., Watson, L., King, G., Saccomanno, G. (1982). Lung Cancer Screening Programs in Canadian Uranium Mines. In: Band, P.R. (eds) Early Detection and Localization of Lung Tumors in High Risk Groups. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 82. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81768-7_15
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