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What are the health effects of radon exposure?

April 26, 2017exposure health effects radon

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What are the health effects of radon exposure?

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Over time, exposure to radon can cause lung cancer. Radon causes about 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the U.S. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after tobacco smoking.1 People who smoke have an even higher risk of lung cancer from radon exposure than people who don’t smoke.