Exposure to low levels of radon appears to reduce the risk of lung cancer, new s...(lth studies he said this is a particular...)

Date:3/25/2008

lth studies, he said, this is a particularly striking and statistically significant result, one found after smoking, job exposures, and radon were statistically adjusted for.

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