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Title: Etiology of lung cancer at the Gejiu tin mine, China

Abstract

There were 1,724 lung cancer cases registered at the Yunnan Tin Corporation in the period 1954-1986, of which 90% had a history of working underground. Previous exposure to radon, and radon daughters and arsenic is considered to be responsible for the high incidence of lung cancer in these miners. Arsenic may come from inhalation of arsenic-containing ore dust or other environmental arsenic pollution. It appears that radon exposure accounts to a greater extent than arsenic for the increase of lung cancer in these miners. Pathological study was made of 100 surgically resected lung cancer specimens. In this way the distribution and composition of dust retention was determined in relation to peripheral lung cancer.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Institute for Radiation Protection, Shanxi Province (China)
OSTI Identifier:
6323359
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Int. Symp. Princess Takamatsu Cancer Res. Fund; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 18
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; ARSENIC; TOXICITY; LUNGS; NEOPLASMS; ETIOLOGY; RADON; CHINA; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DUSTS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIOINDUCTION; TIN; ASIA; BODY; DISEASES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; METALS; NONMETALS; ORGANS; RARE GASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEMIMETALS; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology; 560161 - Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & Toxicology- Man

Citation Formats

Sun, S Q. Etiology of lung cancer at the Gejiu tin mine, China. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Sun, S Q. Etiology of lung cancer at the Gejiu tin mine, China. United States.
Sun, S Q. 1987. "Etiology of lung cancer at the Gejiu tin mine, China". United States.
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abstractNote = {There were 1,724 lung cancer cases registered at the Yunnan Tin Corporation in the period 1954-1986, of which 90% had a history of working underground. Previous exposure to radon, and radon daughters and arsenic is considered to be responsible for the high incidence of lung cancer in these miners. Arsenic may come from inhalation of arsenic-containing ore dust or other environmental arsenic pollution. It appears that radon exposure accounts to a greater extent than arsenic for the increase of lung cancer in these miners. Pathological study was made of 100 surgically resected lung cancer specimens. In this way the distribution and composition of dust retention was determined in relation to peripheral lung cancer.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6323359}, journal = {Int. Symp. Princess Takamatsu Cancer Res. Fund; (United States)},
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volume = 18,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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