Residential radon concentration and the risk of malignant brain and central nervous system cancer in United States postmenopausal women
Background Central nervous system (CNS) cancers, including brain cancer, are rare but highly lethal, and risk factors remain poorly understood. Radon, a known lung carcinogen, may affect non-pulmonary sites, including the CNS. Methods We estimated the radon-related hazard of incident malignant CNS cancer in a large Uni...