Date Published: 11/09/2006 [Source]
It's a disease we typically associate with smoking, but public health workers warn, lung cancer could be hiding in the soil near your home.
"Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer so we try to promote and educate as to the hazards of radon in Iowa," Kara Vogelson, the Healthy Homes Coordinator with Cerro Gordo County's Department of Public Health.