You know the smell that's left on clothes, furniture and hair after being around cigarettes? Turns out the chemicals causing that smell, dubbed "third-hand smoke," offer a whole new kind of cancer risk. When cigarette smoke mixes with nitrous acid — a common household...
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the scoop on radon
Radon, common in Portland basements and homes, is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Here are resources to learn more about radon — and protect yourself from its harmful effects.