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Radon exposure was shown to be carcinogenic and suggested as a possible causative factor for lung cancer in man. A hypothesis is introduced that medium high radon (between 110 and 165 Bq/m3) causes lower cancer risk among women younger than 61 years, independent of the type of cancer. The presented results verify this statement with a probability of not less than 98%.
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TÓth, E., LÁZÁr, I., selmeczi, D. et al. Lower cancer risk in medium high radon. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 4, 125–129 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904706
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