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Did you know smoking 1 Approximately 20000 cancer deaths each year are caused by radon 2 Radon is the leading cause of cancer among nonsmokers 3 What is it Radon is a radioactive gas tha. Each year more people die of lung cancer than of colon breast and prostate canc ers combined Most lung cancers could be prevented because they are related to smoking or secondhand smoke or less often to exposure to radon or other environmental facto Albert A. Rizzo, MD FACP FCCP. Section Chief Pulmonary/ Critical Care Medicine. Christiana Care Health System, Newark De. &. Immediate Past-Chair. National Board of Directors . American Lung Association. Navajo Nation . Environmental Protection Agency. Air & Toxics Department/Radon Program. History. “. Unknown” lung disease in miners in the 1400’s.. 1879 . autopsies of European miners: lung cancer (. and . Radon Testing Do’s and Don'ts. Alton, Illinois. October 23, 2015. What is Radon?. Radon is a naturally occurring, . colorless. , . odorless. , and . tasteless. . radioactive. soil gas. When uranium, radium & thorium break down through natural "decay" in the soil, rock & water - radon gas gets into the air that we breathe . MPH500. Concordia University – Nebraska. June 24, 2013. The Health Effects of Radon on Lung Cancer From Radon in the Home. A naturally . occurring . clear, odorless, and tasteless gas. Has . been found to be the 2. Otherwise called. CUSS. 5. In context. You must write your answer in reference to the . specifics. in the problem, using correct . statistical vocabulary. and using . complete sentences. !. Keep the . By: Cindy . Stegman. RN BSN. Alverno. College MSN 621. Spring 2010. stegmacm@alverno.edu. How to navigate this tutorial:. To advance to next slide click on box. To advance to previous slide click on box. Consequences of the Lack of Patients of color & Structural barriers to Quality. Christopher S. Lathan, M.D., M.S., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Medicine. Faculty Director of Cancer Care Equity, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. EXPOSURE TO RADIATION FROM SEVERAL SOURCES CAN INCREASE RISKS OF CANCERS AND DEATHSMEDICAL PROCEDURES EXPOSE PEOPLE TO LEVELS OF RADIATIONMANY COUNTRIES HAVE DEVELOPED LEGISLATION FOR PROTECTION FROM Lung Cancer: Medical Aspects of Causation. Aneuploidy. Unlimited cell reproduction and failure of cell death. Animal Studies. Basic Toxicology. New Data on Causation. New Studies. New Statistics. Number of cases. Lara K. . Goudsouzian. , Ph.D.. Associate Professor of Biology. DeSales. University. Lara.goudsouzian@desales.edu. Melanoma. Melanocytes. Produce Melanin. Melanin is a dark pigment. The melanin travels in vesicles called . Radon and its health effects. International Atomic Energy Agency. Learning programme on:. Radon gas. Content. What is radon?. Why is it of concern?. Global levels of radon. The impact of radon on health. [Presenter Name]. [Presenter Title]. [Presenter Contact Information]. Radon Review. Radioactive gas. Colorless, odorless, . tasteless. Occurs naturally, decay product of uranium. F. ound all over the world. Radon in Construction. Patrick Daniels & Melinda Lewis. 2. What is Radon?. Radon is an indoor air pollutant.. Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas that comes from naturally occurring uranium in the soil..