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Journal Article 
Review 
Radiation-related health hazards to uranium miners 
Semenova, Y; Pivina, L; Zhunussov, Y; Zhanaspayev, M; Chirumbolo, S; Muzdubayeva, Z; Bjorklund, G 
2020 
Yes 
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
ISSN: 0944-1344
EISSN: 1614-7499 
27 
28 
34808-34822 
English 
32638305 
WOS:000546206000009 
Concerns on health effects from uranium (U) mining still represent a major issue of debate. Any typology of active job in U mines is associated with exposure to U and its decay products, such as radon (Rn), thorium (Th), and radium (Ra) and its decay products with alpha-emission and gamma radiation. Health effects in U miners have been investigated in several cohort studies in the USA, Canada, Germany, the Czech Republic, and France. While public opinion is particularly addressed to pay attention to the safety of nuclear facilities, health hazard associated with mining is poorly debated. According to the many findings from cohort studies, the most significant positive dose-response relationship was found between occupational U exposure and lung cancer. Other types of tumors associated with occupational U exposure are leukemia and lymphoid cancers. Furthermore, it was found increased but not statistically significant death risk in U miners due to cancers in the liver, stomach, and kidneys. So far, there has not been found a significant association between U exposure and increased cardiovascular mortality in U miners. This review tries to address the current state of the art of these studies. 
Occupational cohorts; Uranium miners; Radon exposure; Cancers; LUNG-CANCER RISK; RADON EXPOSURE; IONIZING-RADIATION; INDOOR RADON; ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS; URINARY-EXCRETION; FRENCH COHORT; MORTALITY; LEUKEMIA; RATES 
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