(CVD) and DIABETES. Health experts recommend
that all homes be tested for radon levels, as base-
ments and foundations can trap radon that
emerges from the underlying soil. There are ways
to release trapped radon so it does not present a
cancer risk. ROUTINE MEDICAL EXAMINATION helps
detect precancerous conditions and cancer when it
is in its early, treatable stages.
See also CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK FACTORS;
DIET AND CANCER; HEALTH RISK FACTORS; RADON EXPO-
SURE; SMOKING AND CANCER; WEIGHT LOSS AND WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT.lifestyle and cancer 383