Map of Radon in Spain: These Are the Areas with the Greatest Emanations From the Subsoil

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Radon gas, which is found naturally in the rocks of the earth's crust and migrates from the subsoil to the interior air of the buildings, is the main risk factor for developing lung cancer for people who have never smoked, above even passive smoking, and the second determinant of risk in smokers, behind tobacco. 3.8% of all deaths from lung cancer are attributed to this radioactive gas at the national level. However, its impact on mortality is v…

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The head of the chest tumor group at Hospital Clínic, Laura Mezquita, began to take an interest in radon gas when a very young patient ventured 15 years ago that her cancer was due to this radioactive gas. At that time no one was talking about radon, but today it is known that it is the second cause of lung cancer, behind tobacco. Still, there are still many unknowns, that Mosque, with other researchers of the Clinic and IDIABAPS and thanks to t…