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Health Canada recommends the following;. In Janet Whitehead was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 54 and immediately underwent successful surgery to remove her upper left lobe, one third of her lower left lobe and tumors in her right lobes. Janet had never smoked and subsequently learned that her lung cancer was apparently radon induced.
Janet was exposed to exceptionally high levels of radon gas, in a former home in Ottawa, where the family lived for 5 years. I now worry about my husband and 3 children who were also exposed and I would encourage everyone to test their homes, schools and workplaces for radon.
This is one deadly form of cancer which is totally preventable. Janet is determined to be a lung cancer survivor and together with her husband Alan, is an advocate and passionate about raising radon awareness and education in Canada to save lives. What is Radon? Testing for Radon Patient Story Helpful links. Testing for Radon. Gwyn Bebb Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price sits down with Dr.
Gwyn Bebb in this week's episode of Lung Cancer Voices to discuss the importance of lung cancer research. Read More. The report confirms that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U. The study fully supports EPA estimates that radon causes about 15, lung cancer deaths per year. The Agency's updated calculation of a best estimate of annual lung cancer deaths from radon is about 21, with an uncertainty range of 8, to 45, , which is consistent with the estimates of the BEIR VI Report.
A single risk model also permitted the Agency to calculate a numerical estimate of the risk per unit exposure [lung cancer deaths per working level month WLM ] which will be used to update estimated lung cancer risks from radon in various publications, including A Citizen's Guide to Radon. January 13, U.
Surgeon General, Richard H. Carmona, issues a Health Advisory warning Americans about the health risk from exposure to radon in indoor air. The Chief Physician urged Americans to test their homes to find out how much radon they might be breathing. In an effort to reduce the rate of lung cancer around the world, the World Health Organization WHO launched an international radon project to help countries increase awareness, collect data and encourage action to reduce radon-related risks.
The U. The following graphic compares EPA estimates of the annual radon-related lung cancer deaths to other selected cancers. View a larger version of this image.
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