It is a significant risk factor for cancer. Leukemia, which affects the blood and bone marrow, is the most common childhood cancer, with about 3,000 new cases a year in the United States.

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25 ...

It reroutes the air with radon to the outside, Callister said, and is a permanent solution that generally costs about $1,800 to $2,200. He added a lot of companies offer 0% financing for payments ...

Domestic radon exposure and childhood cancer risk by site and sex in 727 counties in the United States, 2001–2018. Science of The Total Environment , 2024; 954: 176288 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv ...

Prolonged radon gas exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among people who have had a limited tobacco smoking history or have never smoked, with the lifetime lung cancer risk increasing by ...

But it turns out that even relatively low levels of radon exposure can be dangerous, according to a new study funded by the EPA and led by researchers at Oregon State University. They found an ...

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The researchers also found higher odds of GD in women who had ever smoked who lived in counties with a higher (2 pCi/L) radon level (OR, 2.09; 95% CI, 1.41-3.11) and women living in counties with ...

BOISE, Idaho — Radon, a colorless, odorless, and invisible radioactive gas, is present in homes across Idaho, and experts say its levels are high in a big portion of the state. According to the ...