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Facts for Medical Professionals
Radon and Indoor Air Program
- For Florida Information: 850-245-4288 or 800-543-8279
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Mailing Address
Florida Department of Health
Bureau of Environmental Public Health, Radon Program
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Lung cancer's very high associated mortality rate is even more tragic because a significant portion of lung cancer is preventable. While smoking remains the number one cause of lung cancer, radon presents a significant second risk factor. That is why, in addition to encouraging patients to stop smoking, it is important for physicians to inquire about and encourage patients to test for radon levels in their homes. One way to do this is for physicians to join those health care professionals and organizations who have begun to include questions about the radon level in patients' homes on standardized patient history forms.
Because the public views physicians as advisors on health and prevention of disease, physicians are in a unique position to play a vital role in informing the public about the common and serious risk of radon, and in educating their patients in testing procedures and remediation methods for correcting elevated indoor radon levels, thereby helping to reduce the number of lung cancer deaths.
Resources
Educational radon video for Physicians and Health Care providers
Reducing Risk from Radon: A Guide for Health Care Providers
National Cancer Institute - Radon and Cancer
American Lung Association
American Cancer Society
Health Physics Society - Perspective on Radon
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Continuing Education Course
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