Radon remediation (IMAGE) Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Caption Radon causes over 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the U.S. However, a new survey by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute finds just one in four Americans have had their home tested for this harmful gas. Credit The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Usage Restrictions All multimedia is available for free and unrestricted media use with courtesy to The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.