Do you know about the effects of exposure to Radon gas?

Charles Lynch, M.D., medical director of the Iowa Cancer Registry, hosts the video and asks other physicians the simple question: "Do you know about radon? ... read more

You can't see, smell or taste radon gas. Even if you are breathing it in at a high level, there are no symptoms of radon poisoning. Exposure to high levels of radon over time puts you at risk of developing lung cancer. read more

Exposure to radon gas, which can seep through cracks in the walls and floors of your home, increases the risk of developing lung cancer. In the United States, an estimated 21,000 people die from radon-related lung cancer every year (compared with 160,000 lung cancer deaths from smoking), according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). read more

Radon is a radioactive gas, and as with all things radioactive, it breaksdown into other products (polonium-218>lead-214>bismuth-214>polonium-214>lead-210). read more