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Lung Cancer for Non-Smokers?
Imagine your doctor's
office calls you back into their office one day, a few days after your recent, annual check up, and your doctor gives you
the alarming news, "I'm sorry to tell you this, but your chest x-rays we took a week ago, indicate you're beginning
to develop lung cancer."
"That's impossible!" you almost shout, "I've never smoked
a day in my life, I don't associate with anyone who smokes, and don't work around anyone or anything where I breathe
hazardous anything!"
Your doctor asks, "What about radon poisoning? Have you had
your home properly tested for radon gas contamination? You know? As many as twenty thousand people die from lung
cancer due to radon gas poisoning each year. It's second only to cigarette smoking for lung cancer deaths."
And your doctor would be right. Radon, an invisible, odorless gas occurs virtually everywhere in the world.
According to the EPA, all parts of the country are susceptible to radon gas, which occurs naturally
and is non-threatening in the out of doors, where it can escape into the atmosphere. It's when it seeps into your
home [radon comes from the ground, and enters living structures in a variety of ways], and is allowed to accumulate that it
begins to pose a threat to your health.
Fortunately, radon testing in your home is neither
expensive nor complicated, and radon mitigation, which is the solution for reducing radon, once this potentially lethal, radioactive
gas has been detected, is also affordable and is tax-deductible in most cases.
DFW Radon specializes in
radon mitigation, which is the reduction of the threat once radon is detected in your home. We use industry-standard
radon testing procedures to ensure radon gas levels are not only correctly measured but that proper ventilation is installed
to eliminate the hazard once it has been identified.
Contact us for free information and consultation to ensure
your family's safety (817)759-2808. "Like Smoking 200
Packs a Day!"
What do you think would happen to your lungs in, say, ten years,
if you decided to take up smoking and smoked 200 packs of cigarettes a day? You might not develop lung cancer at that rate,
but chances are you'd develop some sort of health problems with that kind of intense exposure to the toxic effects known
to be in cigarette smoke.
But what if you found out you daily breathe a radioactive gas that is colorless and
odorless, and has the toxic effects on your lungs the same as smoking 200 packs of cigarettes per day?
Consider this: there was a family whose home had tested for high levels of radon gas, which is a naturally-occurring toxin
that comes up from the ground in virtually every part of the U.S. and other parts of the world. This family's home
contained such high levels of this potentially lethal gas, the long-term exposure to the air in their home, for them, would
have been the equivalent to smoking 200 packs of cigarettes per day!
But even lower levels, over time, can
cause lung cancer…even in non-smokers. In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], between
5,000 and 20,000 lung cancer deaths can be attributed to radon gas inhalation.
Radon gas is odorless and colorless.
It can enter your home in a variety of ways.
Now, your home might not contain such high levels, but Dallas radon
levels or Fort Worth radon levels, from what EPA officials say, could measure out to be equally as high, as radon occurs essentially
everywhere in all parts of the world. Likelihood of presence cannot be determined by geographical location.
DFW Radon specializes in radon mitigation, which is the recommended procedure for reducing dangerous radon gas levels
from your home. Radon testing is also available as well. Termites That Can Kill
You?
Most of us living in Fort Worth, if we’re homeowners, take the necessary precautions to
protect our homes from termites with sprays, ground plugs or the use of professional services that fight against termite infestation.
How much more thorough would we be if we knew—or thought—termites could kill or cripple us as well!
So are you ignoring a silent killer that may be entering your home…one that’s every bit as common as termites
but can lead to lung cancer, which could ultimately kill you or loved ones in the long run?
We’re talking
about radon gas.
Fort worth radon gas levels can vary like any other part of the country: they can be low
enough not to cause concern, or they may be high enough to be considered a hazard to the health of people of all ages…but
more particularly the elderly, young children or others who may have weakened immune systems.
That’s why
radon testing is so important to all people within the Fort Worth [and surrounding] areas: to determine if radon gas levels
are present in the home, and just how serious those levels might be. If radon levels are dangerously high where you
live, DFW Radon can not only conduct the tests needed to make such a determination, but also easily take care of the solution.
Fort Worth radon, like all radon gas, can show up anywhere and everywhere, without regard to how nice your living
quarters are. It’s equally unbiased as far whom it harms, too. Why not let DFW Radon make sure your home
[or apartment] is free from the threat of radon gas?
Contact us at: dfwradon.com to schedule an appointment or call (817)759-2808. 20,000
Deaths Can’t Be Wrong…RIGHT?
DFW Radon wants to help you protect your family
from the #2 cause of lung cancer in the U.S., a KILLER second only to cigarette smoking that can—and does—cause
between 5,000 and 20,000 cases of lung cancer each year, according to the EPA.
Dallas Texas radon levels, in many
suburbs, are more than serious enough to have your home tested and possibly qualify for radon mitigation, which is the recommended
method for reducing this naturally-occurring gas that comes up from the ground in virtually every part of the world.
In truth, every home and apartment in the world should be tested, as radon gas tests are inexpensive and sometimes can be
obtained from your city government for free, and can be administered by “ordinary folks”.
But if you’d
like an expert to run the tests for you, then we at DFW Radon will make sure the tests are done correctly and we’ll
determine if you house needs radon mitigation. Sometimes, knowing an expert has taken care of such matters gives the
greatest peace of mind.
Dallas Texas radon is the same as radon found anywhere else in the world: it’s poisonous
and especially harmful to people with weaker immune systems. But it’s easily taken care of!
Contact
us via our website at: http://www.dfwradon.com “Just Wait Five Minutes”
If there’s one thing about Texas that’s far from perfect, it’s the weather. That’s why we
have the old saying, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes”: because the weather is so
unpredictable…it’s predictable in its unpredictability.
Well, there’s something else
about Texas that’s not perfect, but it’s a problem in many parts of the world, and that’s the presence of
radon gas emitting from the ground in the neighborhoods in which we live. Radon gas is a common thing many of us are
aware of. But how many of us are aware enough to take the necessary steps with regards to radon testing to determine
if the presence [if there is one] in our homes is dangerous enough to justify investigating in radon mitigation by a qualified
expert?
Most likely, most of us, if we have heard of the dangers or radon gas, we either haven’t invested
in a cheap, do-it-yourself kit to test for radon gas, having put it off for “some day” or we haven’t paid
someone to do it for us for the very same “reason.” Procrastination can be every bit as dangerous as radon
gas itself, which causes an estimated 5,000 to 20,000 cases of lung cancer-related deaths per year [according to the EPA],
and…well…it sure isn’t much of a reason OR excuse!
If you have done your own radon testing
[or are planning on it] and are to the point you think you may need to invest in radon mitigation, which is the installation
of a ventilation system that will effectively reduce radon gas from your home, you should consult with DFW Radon about just
how easy—and affordable—it can be.
Contact us via our website at: http://www.dfwradon.com “This Drafty, Old House”
Fort Worth radon levels can’t be generally determined simply by geographical
region. Since radon gas is emitted from the earth, essentially all over the globe, it’s feasible to find levels
of this highly toxic, naturally occurring gas equal to—or in excess of—levels traditionally thought to occur in
certain parts of the country [like New Jersey, where some of the deadliest levels, ever, have been recorded].
And
if you haven’t thought much about radon gas detection…for whatever reason; be it lack of knowledge or preoccupation
with other, “more pressing” matters…DFW Radon strongly encourages you to stop procrastinating this simple,
inexpensive testing that experts say every home in America should be tested for. Interestingly enough, newer homes,
with their stricter building and insulation regulations can, in some instances, be more dangerous than older, “drafty”
houses, which are more likely to allow radon gas that may have entered the home to escape or be naturally ventilated.
Radon gas is second only to cigarette smoking for cause of lung cancer and related deaths.
The Fort Worth radon
specialists at DFW Radon can easily test your home in a short amount of time to determine exactly the necessary steps to be
taken [if any] to ensure your home doesn’t continue to harbor dangerous radon gas levels, if they are detected.
Fortunately, proper ventilation measures are not typically a large undertaking.
Why not make an appointment today
to consult with a technician about testing…at least for peace of mind and the health and safety of your family.
Contact us via our website at: http://www.dfwradon.com
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