“I wish I had known. I wish I had tested earlier.”
“As the Manager of Health Canada's National Radon Education and Awareness Program, I speak with Canadians from all over about how radon has impacted their lives and I often hear the words above. Unfortunately, I talk to too many people who have lung cancer, or lost a family member to lung cancer, who never smoked or quit a long time ago. They didn't know about radon or thought it wasn't an issue for them.
What started out as an interesting job as a public servant doing something that could help improve the health of Canadians, quickly became something more. As I spoke with more and more Canadians about how radon has impacted their lives, this job has become a passion, a hope and conviction that together we can make a difference. Through my work, and the work of our many stakeholders, I can help people see, hear and take action to reduce the incidence of radon-induced lung cancer across Canada.
The risk of death from radon-induced lung cancer is equivalent to all accidental deaths combined—car and boating accidents, fires, falls, and poisonings. If you put your seatbelt on in your car, if you change the batteries in your smoke detector, if you put a life jacket on your kids in a boat, then why would you not also test the radon level in your home? Testing and reducing your exposure to radon could save your life.”
Kelley Bush ,
Health Canada
Radon impacts many people across our country and the world. Click on each image to read the powerful stories of our radon ambassadors as they share their Radon Story. We hope these stories will inspire you to test for radon and share your own story with us.
