The link below is to a study, completed by the international journal of Environmental Research and public health. Discussing the relative risk from Radon Exposure for shorts periods in childhood compared to a lifetime.
Childhood Lung Cancer Relative Risk From Radon Exposure
Conclusion from this report: The risk of developing lung cancer increases with radon concentration and duration of exposure. Even though lung cancer does not normally occur in childhood, exposure to radon during childhood increases lifetime risk of developing lung cancer, i.e, the risk of developing lung cancer later in the life. The above discussion shows that if a child lived in a home with very high radon concentration for only a few years, the risk of developing lung cancer later in the life could be equivalent to a lifetime exposure to moderate radon concentration.
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