Health Matters: Radon, the Invisible Cause of Cancer
Kerry L. Clay Think you’re protected from lung cancer because you never smoked? When we hear that someone has been diagnosed with lung cancer, we automatically assume that this person was a smoker. It...
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High Radon Levels Alarm Prince Edward Island Woman, Calls for Testing
Ryan Ross photo_2381029_resize_article.jpgLynn Douglas’s Hunter River home five times over acceptable radon limitWhen Lynn Douglas’s husband was diagnosed with lung cancer, it came about 30 years...
View ArticleIn Minnesota, Radon is a Diminishing Risk
Chad Kompelien Perspective means everything when analyzing whether a public health policy is successful or not. So, when it comes to protecting Minnesotans from radon, is the glass half empty or half...
View ArticleAbout the House: The Inside Scoop About Radon Reduction
Rob Kinsey For those of you familiar with radon gas and its reduction systems, I’m going to guess you probably are familiar with only one type of mitigation system, the one with a pipe poked into the...
View ArticleS. Korea's Radon Level in Homes World's Second-Highest
Yonhap News Agency South Korea has the world's No. 2 level of cancer-causing radon concentrations in dwellings, a lawmaker said Monday.According to Rep. Jang Ha-na of the main opposition Democratic...
View ArticleStandout Student: Pascal Acree studies radon levels
Sierra Middleton Last year when Riverwood International Charter School student Pascal Acree was a sophomore in Honors Chemistry, he did his science fair project on the effect of environmental...
View ArticleFamilies struggle with radon in military housing
Erik Slavin Marine Col. Anthony White had already lost a kidney to cancer that doctors attributed to living on Camp Lejeune, N.C., where thousands were sickened by contaminated water for more than...
View ArticleCombined effects of tobacco smoke and radon put Kentuckians at heightened...
Ellen Hahn In Kentucky, a trifecta of risk factors contributes to a high prevalence of lung cancer. High smoking rates and weak or nonexistent smoke-free laws in Kentucky are undeniably linked to high...
View ArticleMore focus on radon safety after new study points out cancer risk
Jim McCabe A new study should cause concern for some Morgan County residents who may be living in a home with elevated levels of radon.A new study released last month by the American Cancer Society...
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