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Radon exposure
Radon is a radioactive chemical element used in medical technologies to treat some cancers.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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What are the different effects of radon exposure?
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What health-related risks are associated with exposure to radon?
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Does exposure to radon causes cancer?
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How can radon affect your body?
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How detrimental is radon in your home?
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Can radon cause dementia?
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Why would radon be a treatment for cancer when it causes cancer?
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Can smoking increase chance of radon poisoning?
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Could you tell me about radon and what is best home test, and if radon can affect a whole street?
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Is it safe to live in an area with high radon gas levels?
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We live in a duplex on the lower level and recently tested for radon. It was 6.8 and maybe higher in the winter. We have lived here for 5 years. Our son was a baby here and is now 4. Is he at risk for cancer or leukemia now because of this?
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How serious is a radon gas threat to getting cancer or getting sick?
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How much time does it take for radon to give me lung cancer?
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Radon in water small sip amount ingested, +3. Do I need to go visit the hospital or my doctor? This was 3 days ago.
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Should i worry about lung cancer with radon? I've heard it can be in your house without knowing? We've rented ours for 10 years should I worry?
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Can living in a basement increase my risk of lung cancer due to radon?
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Other than smoking, what causes lung cancer? Can radon gas cause lung cancer?
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A 36-year old male asked about a 67-year old female:
My mom's house was tested for radon. Avg. Was 4.6 pico curies over 3 days. She lived there 1 year. Could this have caused brain damage/dementia?
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CT scan Several pleural tags in bilateral upper lobes & 7mm groundglass nodule lower. What are Pleural tags? common? Can tags be Cancer? from Radon?
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In a terrorist attach where can a person go to have himself checked for radiation exposure? To the e.R.?
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Covid exposure? Need to do a test
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Left lympnoid swelling be from espestice exposure?
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Are there any racial disparities for meningitis exposure?
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Example of non bite exposure to rabies?
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