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The thin line marks today, 29 September 2026.

Poisoning & home hazards

Medicines, carbon monoxide, radon, heat and lightning: the hazards inside and around a home.

The headline figure

about 21,000lung cancer deaths a year from radon

Lung cancer deaths from radon — United States, 2005. Source: US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Risk of Radon (2005).

“Radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year.”

More figures for this hazard

Observances

ObservanceNextKindWhereHazards
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month1–30 November 2026 ConfirmedMonthUnited StatesPoisonFire
Gas Safety Week13–19 September 2027 ExpectedWeekUnited KingdomPoisonFire
National Heatstroke Prevention Day1 May 2027 ExpectedDayUnited StatesChildrenPoison
National Lightning Safety Awareness Week20–26 June 2027 ExpectedWeekUnited StatesPoisonDisaster
National Poison Prevention Week21–27 March 2027 ExpectedWeekUnited StatesPoisonChildren
National Radon Action Month1–31 January 2027 ExpectedMonthUnited StatesPoison
Radon Action Week18–24 October 2026 ExpectedWeekUnited StatesPoison
UV Safety Awareness Month1–31 July 2027 ExpectedMonthUnited StatesPoison

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