This can damage lung tissue and lead to lung cancer over the course of your lifetime. Not everyone exposed to elevated levels of radon will develop lung cancer, and the amount of time between exposure and the onset of the disease may be many years. Like other environmental pollutants, there is some uncertainty about the magnitude of radon health risks. However, we know more about radon risks than risks from most other cancer-causing substances. Many other substances have test data only from animal studies.
Smoking combined with radon is an especially serious health risk.
Stopping smoking and lowering a high radon level are the best ways to help prevent lung cancer. Children have been reported to have a greater risk than adults of certain types of cancer from radiation, but currently there are no conclusive data on whether children are at greater risk than adults from radon. Your company will be assigned a specific code, which will appear in the lower right hand corner of the coupon. This code will allow us to provide you with information on how many test kits have been bought and used as a result of your efforts. You may want to enclose the coupon with paycheck stubs or put a copy in your company newsletter.