ɐ stɐtˈɪstɪkli sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt sˈʌbsɛt ʌv ðiːz mˈaɪnɚz lˈeɪɾɚ dɪvˈɛləpt smˈɔːlsˈɛl lˈʌŋ kˈænsɚ, ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv kˈænsɚ jˈuːʒuːəli nˌɑːt ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð smˈoʊkɪŋ, ˈæftɚɹ ɛkspˈoʊʒɚ tə jʊɹɹˈeɪniəm ˈoːɹ ænd ɹˈeɪdɑːn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl dᵻkˈeɪ pɹˈɑːdʌkt ʌv jʊɹɹˈeɪniəm.
A statistically significant subset of these miners later developed small-cell lung cancer, a type of cancer usually not associated with smoking, after exposure to uranium ore and radon-222, a natural decay product of uranium.