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Published online 4 December 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011206-7
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Radiation zaps bystanders
Radon may pose a greater cancer threat than has been thought.
Radon damage to irradiated cells spreads to their neighbours, new research has found1. The result suggests that small amounts of this radioactive gas could cause widespread harm.
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