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Radon, smoking, and lung cancer: the need to refocus radon control policy
Paula M Lantz1, David Mendez, Martin A Philbert
1Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20006, USA. planz@gwu.edu
Abstract:
Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, and the risk is significantly higher for smokers than for nonsmokers. More than 85% of radon-induced lung cancer deaths are among smokers. The most powerful approach for reducing the public health burden of radon is shaped by 2 overarching principles: public communication efforts that promote residential radon testing and remediation will be the most cost effective if they are primarily directed at current and former smokers; and focusing on smoking prevention and cessation is the optimal strategy for reducing radon-induced lung cancer in terms of both public health gains and economic efficiency. Tobacco control policy is the most promising route to the public health goals of radon control policy.
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