Maganin ciwon daji na huhu yana da kashi 1 cikin dari na dukkanin ciwon daji da aka gani a autopsy a 1878, amma ya tashi zuwa 10<unk>15% a farkon 1900s. Rahotanni na duniya a cikin wallafe-wallafen likita sun ƙidaya kawai 374 a 1912, amma sake dubawa na autopsies ya nuna cewa cutar ciwon daji na huhu ya karu daga 0.3% a 1852 zuwa 5.66% a 1952. A Jamus a 1929, likita Fritz Lintick ya gane haɗin tsakanin shan taba da ciwon daji na huhu, wanda ya haifar da yakin neman shan taba. Binciken likitocin Birtaniya, wanda aka buga a cikin shekarun 1950, shi ne na farko da ya tabbatar da hujjoji na rigakafi na radon tsakanin shan taba da ciwon daji na huhu.
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