The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) has recently created an all new guide to assist healthcare professionals create awareness and educate patients on the dangers of radon gas. The new guide, Reducing the Risk From Radon: Information and Interventions seeks to furnish providers with important information that patients may have questions … [Read more...] about Creating Radon Awareness – Healthcare Professionals
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British Columbia Lung Association to Provide Radonova’s Test Kits for Home, Workplace and School Radon Monitoring
Through its partnership with Radon Environmental, the British Columbia Lung Association (BCLA) is providing Radonova’s radon detectors to consumers to offer a fast, efficient, and accurate way to find out if your home, school or workplace has potentially hazardous indoor radon levels. The detectors supplied by the BCLA gives the public the option of choosing either a short or … [Read more...] about British Columbia Lung Association to Provide Radonova’s Test Kits for Home, Workplace and School Radon Monitoring
Pennsylvania Bill to Require Radon Testing In Schools
Radon levels in the state of Pennsylvania are notoriously high. An estimated 40% of homes in the state have elevated levels above the EPA guideline of 4.0 pCi/l. If elevated homes are that prevalent, what about schools, where kids spend 40+ hours a week? Thanks to a new bill being introduced by Tim Briggs, Pennsylvania may soon find out. This new bill would require every school … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Bill to Require Radon Testing In Schools
Radon as a Health Risk – WHO report
The WHO’s latest report ‘Guidelines on Housing and Health’ describes how people’s housing and health are affected by a variety of factors. The report describes radon, among other factors, as a health risk. The report draws attention to the fact that radon should be regarded as a carcinogen on a par with tobacco smoke. The harmful effects of radon are emphasised by, among other … [Read more...] about Radon as a Health Risk – WHO report
USA Gold Medalist Beats Radon-Induced Lung Cancer
In 2016, Rachael Drazan-Malmberg woke up with pain in her ribs. She initially attributed the pain to working out, however after the pain persisted she sought medical attention. What she believed “wasn’t going to be anything” revealed a diagnosis of lung cancer that had even already spread to her brain. After the doctors told her the cancer was unusual and caused by a genetic … [Read more...] about USA Gold Medalist Beats Radon-Induced Lung Cancer
