Radon-Ease, Inc was established in 1987 by Wally Dorsey, Jr. He had his first introduction to Radon during his service in the Nuclear Submarine Branch of the United States Navy. After his service in the Navy, he became a contractor and built homes for a living. Seven years later he decided to resume his studies in Radon at Harvard School of Public Health and Rutgers University. He became approved by The US EPA in Radon Testing and Mitigation.
Through his “hands on” approach to Radon, he has become a leader in Radon Testing in Central VA. His extensive education as well as state-of-the-art equipment allows him to supply the public with supportive data on Radon and its environmental health impact.
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Society has been so conditioned to associate smoking with lung cancer that
in a sense we inadvertently discriminate against people who smoke or have a history of smoking. Lung cancer advocates have their work cut out for them to raise awareness about radon, and other risk factors for lung cancer, as well as increase research funding and compassion for people impacted by lung cancer.
To be able to say, “Radon contributed to my lung cancer diagnosis,” can be a starting point for people to consider that
it really does not matter what caused the lung cancer. What matters is that people with lung cancer are treated equitably— medically, as well as compassionately.
Whether someone has a history of smoking or not, radon provides an opportunity to respond to the question about smoking in a way that will educate others.
The answer can be, “No, I do not have a history of smoking, and yet I still got lung cancer. May I share with you why I believe
I got lung cancer? After I was diagnosed,
I heard about radon and I had my home tested and, come to find out, my home
had a high radon level. Many people do not realize that they may be at risk if they are living in a home with radon.”
Or it could be, “Yes, I have a history of smoking (or currently smoke) but I recently learned that high radon levels
can significantly increase the risk for
lung cancer.”
Overall, radon is the number two cause of lung cancer. And, in people who never smoked, radon is the number one cause of
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lung cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year the number of people who never smoked who get lung cancer is between 20,000 and 40,000. Radon is the number one cause of that.
We need to work together as a community of advocates, as a community of nonprofits, as well as individuals. Radon testers and mitigators need to realize that their work is saving lives. What they do is every bit as important as a surgeon.
We all need to work together. The more we come together, the more we collaborate, the more we're going to help others and potentially eliminate radon as a cause of lung cancer.
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