Radon is a colorless, odorless gas and the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., causing an estimated 21,000 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A potentially life-threatening gas enters Minnesota homes at higher rates than other states. During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to better understand: What is radon? How ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

As a nonsmoker with no family history of cancer, Anju Bhargava had no reason to think her occasional cough could be something ...

We are continuously exposed to radioactivity in everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of radiation include microwave ovens in our kitchens and the radios we listen to in our cars. Most of ...

Despite the occasional public service announcement about radon gas, it's easy to ignore the hazard. That's because if you do happen to have high levels of it in your house, you won't be able to tell - ...

A new study links higher residential radon levels with increased rates of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Radon, a colorless, odorless gas, is already known as the leading cause of lung cancer ...

Radon mitigation systems can cost anywhere from $700 to $4,000, but the average homeowner will pay around $1,000. While these systems can be pricey, they can protect members of your household from ...

In case you haven't heard, it's National Radon Action Month. Every January, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies hit the airwaves to tell us that radon gas can kill and that ...

ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently found hazardous levels of a cancer-causing gas in some of its ...

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