Can radon cause lung cancer?

In a word, yes.

I found this information on Caring.com in this article:

[5 Ways to Cancer-Proof Your Home] (http://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents/cancer-proof-your-home)

An odorless, radioactive gas that's produced by the natural decay of uranium, radon is more common than you might think. After smoking, it's the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The only way to find out if there's radon in your home is to test for it. Call the National Safety Council's National Radon Hotline (800)767-7236, and they'll send you a low-cost test kit; test kits also available at hardware stores.

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Radon can in fact cause lung cancer. I learned about this when my grandfather was diagnosed. He was a construction worker and his doctor thought his lung cancer was caused by a combination of asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking. He said asbestos exposure is similar to radon exposure, in that both can cause lung cancer themselves and both are thought to raise the risk exponentially in smokers. Apparently, radon gives off tiny radioactive particles when it decays, and if inhaled the radon particles can damage the cells that line the lungs and potentially cause lung cancer.

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