2026 NOV CR3 News Magazine VOL 5: LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH | Page 5

OPENING & CR3 NEWS

  

Radon Stream 6

PYA Radon Youth Summit 7

Talking With Docs: Radon Gas and Lung Cancer 8–9

CR3 Editorial Team and Board of Directors 10

 

RADON & LUNG CANCER: EDUCATION

From the Editor: Why Stage I Matters — The Hidden Link Between Radon and

Late-Stage Lung Cancer 11-14

 

Scientists Warn Dangerous Radon Gas May Be Increasing Lung Cancer Risks 15–16

Radon-Induced Lung Cancer: The Warning Signs, the Stages, and

the Risk Hiding in Your Home 17, 20-21

The Beauty of Stage 1 Lung Cancer — CR3 Op-ed 25-26

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Individuals

Exposed to Radon 33

Lung Cancer Increasing in Young, Non-Smoking Women — OSUCCC–James 35

World's First Trial of Lung Cancer Vaccine Launched 36, 37, 38

 

COMMUNITY & PROGRAMS

CR3 Team Leaders Needed 39

 

Introducing 2026 Faith Committee Chair Dr. Gerard A. Jameson 40

Expanding Access To Trusted Radon Technology for Every Community 41, 42, 43

LUNG CANCER STAGES & PATIENT STORIES

Stage 1: Early Detection Is Key 24–26

 

Stage 2: Early Detection Is Key 44

May Help Tumors Spread by Enlisting Immune Cells 45, 46, 48, 49, 50

Bright Idea: Drug Infusion Lights Up Small Lung Cancer To Guide Complex Surgery 51

Stage 3: Early Detection Is Key 52

Meet the Real-Time Innovators Applying Emerging Technologies To Cancer Research 53

Stage III Lung Cancer Patient Story - Alyson Haiart 56–58

Stage 4: Early Detection Is Key 60

The Final Act of Radon Gas: From DNA Damage to Advanced Lung Cancer 61

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Discusses His Cancer Diagnosis 62–63

Stage IV Lung Cancer Survivor Story — Huntsman Cancer Institute 64

Radon & Lung Cancer — Sue Rickards / NB Lung 66