Karl Nilsson, CEO Radonova Laboratories

News - 17 July 2018 10:10

Global study confirms the harmful effects of radon

A study based on data from 66 countries and presented in Environmental Health Studies (EHP) confirms that there is a clear link between exposure to radon and the risk of lung cancer. Updated data from 2012 show that around 226,000 people died that year from radon-related lung cancer. That means that about three per cent of all those who die from some form of cancer do so because of radon.

“After smoking, radon is the commonest cause of lung cancer. That makes radon a serious global health problem which needs to be tackled with knowledge and modern technology,” comments Radonova Laboratories’ CEO Karl Nilsson.

“We can now detect and deal with many of the harmful levels of radon, but we need many countries to take the issue of radon more seriously. In Sweden and the USA we are relatively advanced in efforts to limit exposure to radon. However, other parts of the world have not begun to take the necessary steps to reduce the health risks and fatalities,” says Karl Nilsson.

The study is presented in issue no 5 (2018) of EHP and can be accessed here:

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP2503/

For more information, contact Karl Nilsson, CEO of Radonova Laboratories AB

Tel.: +46(0)70-639 01 31, E-mail: karl.nilsson@radonova.com

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