What is Radon?
Radon is
a cancer-causing, radioactive gas.
You can't see radon. And you can't smell it or taste it. But it may be a
problem in your home. Radon is estimated to cause many thousands of deaths
each year. That's because when you breathe air containing radon, you can
get lung cancer. In fact, the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the
second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. Only smoking causes more lung cancer
deaths. If you smoke and your home has high radon levels, your risk of lung
cancer is especially high.
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