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VAN WERT, Ohio, and COLUMBUS, Ohio — January is Radon Awareness Month. Last year Dr. David Carbone, an OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center oncologist and his
Jeffrey Czum Radon Exposure: Danger Lurks in Our Home A wealth of data and evidence has determined that radon gas develops into lung cancer. It remains less debatable that radon presents a concern to occupants within a household and those that occupy a building. Marty (2020) mentions that radon is a radioactive noble gas that occurs naturally in the ground, while uranium goes through a decay process. Since the decay process happens in the earth, radon found in rock and soil can escape, allowing individuals to inhale the dangerous gas. When radon escapes to the outdoors, it dilutes rapidly an...