Radon is a known Group 1 lung carcinogen, second only to smoking as the leading cause of lung cancer. All homes have some level of radon. In Montgomery County Maryland 35% of homes have radon levels in excess of the EPA's recommended action level. In Frederick county that number is 58%.
Only pancreatic cancer has a lower survival rate than lung cancer.
Five year survival rate of
lung cancer – 17.8%
colon cancer – 65.4%
breast cancer – 90.5%
prostate cancer – 99.6%
Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health. National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011.
Lung cancer is the most common world-wide cancer. Please have your home tested for radon!