Ford E S, Eheman C R, Siegel P Z, Garbe P L
Radiation Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Health Phys. 1996 Mar;70(3):363-6. doi: 10.1097/00004032-199603000-00006.
Radon is considered an important environmental risk factor for lung cancer. Previous studies have shown that relatively few homes have been tested for radon. Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 1989--1992 show significant interstate and demographic variation in levels of radon awareness and home testing. There was evidence that levels of radon awareness and testing homes for radon have increased from 1989 through 1992. Although these trends in the data are encouraging, the data also suggest that continued education and other interventions may be necessary to reach the Public Health Service's testing and mitigating objectives for residential radon.
氡被认为是肺癌的一个重要环境风险因素。先前的研究表明，对氡进行检测的家庭相对较少。1989年至1992年行为风险因素监测系统的结果显示，各州之间以及不同人口群体在氡认知水平和家庭检测方面存在显著差异。有证据表明，从1989年到1992年，氡的认知水平和对家庭进行氡检测的情况有所增加。尽管数据中的这些趋势令人鼓舞，但数据也表明，可能需要持续开展教育及其他干预措施，以实现公共卫生服务部门关于住宅氡检测和缓解的目标。
