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Mag.a Ulrike Eidenberger

"When I - as a non-smoker - was diagnosed with lung cancer and high radon levels were measured in our house, my first reaction was: "I can't stay in this house, we have to move out!" Fortunately, we were able to take measures to significantly reduce the radon levels in the house. The danger was averted and I felt safe again - we stayed. Because radon is only a danger if you ignore it!" - Ulrike Eidenberger

Univ.- Prof. Dr. Bernd Lamprecht, Vorstand Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Pneumologie, Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz

"According to the WHO, radon is the second most common cause of lung cancer. As a pulmonologist, the prevention of lung diseases is a particular concern of mine. That's why I also think it's important to inform people that radon exposure in their own four walls can be determined by a radon measurement!" - Bernd Lamprecht

OA Assoc. Prof. Priv.- Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. med. Hans-Peter Hutter, Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Unwelthygiene und Umweltmedizin

"Radon and its derivatives were classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as clearly carcinogenic to humans as early as 1988. It is the second most common cause of lung cancer in Austria after smoking. But, and this is the good thing, you are not defenceless against radon. You can do something about it, and the first step is to inform yourself!" - Hans-Peter Hutter

Arch. DI Dr. Herbert C. Leindecker, Bauökologe und Professor an der FHOÖ Campus Wels

"Radon is underestimated as undesirable radiation. This gas, which has been proven to cause lung cancer, can penetrate into the house both via the floor slab and from building materials. Our own measurements have confirmed this. There are good and relatively simple construction measures to reduce this risk, especially in new builds but also in renovations." - Herbert C. Leindecker

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