European Code Against Cancer, 5th edition – ultraviolet radiation, radon and cancer
Centre international de recherche sur le cancer · Trinity College · +21 more institutions
Abstract
The European Code Against Cancer (ECAC) provides evidence-based recommendations to help individuals reduce their cancer risk. For the 5th edition (ECAC5), recommendations on ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and indoor radon exposures were updated, and complementary recommendations for policymakers were introduced. UVR and radon are classified as carcinogenic to humans (group 1 carcinogens) in the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs. Solar UVR and, to a lesser extent, artificial forms of UVR exposure are major causes of skin cancer, while radon gas is a leading cause of lung cancer. This paper summarises the evidence for retaining and refining these recommendations. For individuals, ECAC5…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 86.39
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 90
Authors
18- DRDavid Ritchie
Centre international de recherche sur le cancer
- QCQuentin Crowley
Trinity College, Trinity College Dublin
- RGRüdiger Greinert
Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude
- MAMaría Albin
Lund University, Karolinska Institutet
- IBIsabelle Baldi
Université de Bordeaux, Inserm, Santé Publique France, Bordeaux Population Health
Topics & keywords
- Radon
- International agency
- Agency (philosophy)
- Ultraviolet radiation
- Radon exposure
- Lung cancer
- Cancer