Many knowingly do not want to acknowledge or take note of the seemingly invisible yet potential health hazard that haunts us. Radon, the hard to spot radioactive, noble gas that is the outcome of innate putrefaction of uranium is present in many households, has been found to up the risk of lung cancer. Many uranium miners were found to have lung cancer which corroborated this finding. Radon gas seeps into homes and other establishments from the soil beneath foundations, whose exposure to high levels for long periods of time can accelerate the chances of getting lung cancer. The quantity of uranium present in the soil fluctuates from region to region. Radon leaches through crevices or gaps in the base made from plumbing. The risk of contracting lung cancer from exposure to radon is lesser in comparison to the heightened risk from smoking. But the deadly blend of radon exposure and smoking is much higher than their individual exposures. Those whose homes are situated beneath the  [...]