Radon, an odorless radioactive gas that seeps from soil into homes, is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. That figure, drawn from federal risk ...

The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

Research shows a growing number of non- and never-smokers are getting diagnosed with lung cancer. Risks for never-smokers include poor air quality caused by pollution and wildfire smoke, occupational ...

On a winter night in Colorado, a family might sit in a tightly sealed modern house, windows shut to keep in the heat. Inside, ...

SWAT Environmental reports that radon, a harmful gas linked to lung cancer, can be mitigated by testing and using techniques like active soil depressurization.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years ago, Calgary resident Steve Blake found out he had inoperable Stage 4 lung cancer. He and his wife, Kelly, were stunned.

A still from a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection video demonstrating how to use a radon test kit. If you’ve resolved to start 2025 on a healthy note, lung health advocates say watch ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The American Lung Association in Pennsylvania strongly urges all residents to test their homes for radon after recent findings. In a report done by the American Lung Association, ...

Radon is a radioactive gas found in many homes and is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers.

Could a lower threshold for radon levels in Canadian homes protect more people from getting lung cancer? Some researchers say ...

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.

After testing for radon in their Prince Edward Island home, the Galloway family wants others to test theirs. Kelly Galloway ...