Thursday, December 8, 2011

Higher SCC Rates Associated With Elevated Levels Of Radon Gas.

Higher SCC Rates Associated With Elevated Levels Of Radon Gas.

Reuters (12/1, Norton) reports that according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the journal Epidemiology, rates of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may be increased in areas in which radon gas occurs at elevated levels. After examining the rates of various skin cancers in 287 postal codes in the southwestern part of England, researchers found that in areas in which radon was more than 230 Becquerel per cubic meter (Bq/m3), squamous cell cancer rates were some 76% higher than in areas with much lower levels of the radioactive gas. No similar association appears to exist for melanoma or for basal cell carcinoma, however.

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