Goodarzi and his team are investigating how we are exposed to radon , the extent of that exposure , and what can be done to mitigate it , in the new Environmental Cancer
Research Hub located at the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute . This unique facility offers state-of-the art technology and , for experts from multiple disciplines , the lab serves as a place to study environmental causes of lung cancer , such as exposure to air pollutants like wildfire smoke , and how the buildings we live and work in impact our exposure to radon .
Aaron Goodarzi speaks at the Radiation and Air Pollution Induced Disease Prevention and Early Detection Workshop
. Becca McInnes
Healthy buildings to live , work and play in
The attitudes of Canadians , architects and builders are changing when it comes to built-environment health , says Dr . Joshua Taron , PhD , associate dean ( research and Innovation ) at the School of
Architecture , Planning and Landscape .
“ I think , as we make efforts , especially throughh things like the Evict Radon National Study , to educate the public , and there ' s a broader appetite for having healthy buildings , sustainable buildings , healthy environments, people will pay attentionn to it more and that demand will be there ,” says Taron . “ I think there ' ll be a greaterr and greaterr focus on how buildings contribute to either alleviating those issues or exacerbating them
, and finding ways to design better ways forward .”
A medical lens on lung cancer
Patients are often shocked when they discover they have lung cancer , despite being non-tobacco smokers , says medical oncologist Dr . Doreen Ezeife , MD , a CSM clinical associate professor , who often recommends her patients test their houses for radon .