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Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your risk

  • Written by Jan Lowery, Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your riskRadon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer for people who have never used tobacco.Francesco Scatena/iStock via Getty Images

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.

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