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Radon gas-the hidden killer: What is the role of family doctors? - NCBI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042664/

by JA Garcia-Rodriguez - ‎2018 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MEDLINE (1950 to February 2013), the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2005 to 2013), and the Cochrane Central ...

A 39-year-old woman, C.M., visits you in the office. She is very anxious because her friend and next-door neighbour read a newspaper article about the dangers of radon gas causing cancer. Her friend purchased a testing kit and found that the levels in her home were 4 times the maximum acceptable limit. As a result, C.M. is very concerned for the health of her 8-year-old twins, her husband, and herself, as she thinks radon levels could also be elevated at her house. Everybody at home is completely asymptomatic, but she wants to clarify the dangers of radon gas and is requesting guidance about what to do.

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