Is residential radon associated with mutations in drivers genes in never smokers lung cancer cases? The case of EGFR and ALK

María Torres-Durán (Vigo, Spain), María Torres-Durán, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Isaura Parente-Lamelas, Virginia Leiro-Fernández, Ihab Abdulkader, Mariano Provencio, Jose Abal-Arca, Olalla Castro-Añon, Carmen Montero-Martínez, Iria Vidal-García, Carolina Pena, Antonio Golpe-Gómez, Cristina Martínez, Roxyris Guzmán-Taveras, María José Mejuto-Martí, Alberto Fernández-Villar, Juan Miguel Barros-Dios

Source: International Congress 2016 – Epidemiology and specific subgroups in lung cancer
Session: Epidemiology and specific subgroups in lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2803
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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