| 8-epi-PGF2α | 8-epi-prostaglandin F2 alpha |
| CANC | Patients with lung cancer |
| CON | Healthy controls |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CRR | Chronic residential radon |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FIBR | Patients with lung asbestosis or fibrosis of the lung |
| HRR | High residential radon |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-2 | Interleukin 2 |
| IL-4 | Interleukin 4 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| INF-γ | Interferon gamma |
| LRR | Low residential radon |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NAS | Normative Aging Study |
| P-selectin | Platelet selectin |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TNFR-2 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 |
| URAN | Uranium miners |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WLM | Working level month |