November: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is officially Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Woods Basement Systems is working to rid homes of the #1 cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.

Lung cancer kills more people each year than the other top cancers combined.  According to the World Health Organization, radon causes 15 percent of the world's lung cancer cases and kills 20,000 people each year. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that has become the second-leading cause of lung cancer—second only to cigarette smoke.

As a member of the National Radon Defense network of radon mitigation experts, Woods Basement Systems is a certified and trained radon mitigation expert in Illinois & Missouri.  To reduce exposure to radon, our radon technicians are trained extensively on the best practices for properly installing radon mitigation systems to pull radon from within the home and expel it outside the house.

Real stories of those affected by radon-related lung cancer can be found at CanSAR.org.  Some of these were never smokers who only tested for radon in their home after being diagnosed with lung cancer.  Some are stories of those who found out too late.

Woods Basement Systems wants to help you test your home and protect your family. Contact us today to request a do-it-yourself radon test kit.  Each test kit comes with simple instructions and only takes 48 hours.  You'll have your results within a few weeks, and once your results are in we'll provide you with a free in-home consultation and estimate on a radon mitigation system.