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A Dispatch investigation found Ohio has failed to enact widespread policies for radon testing and mitigation, unlike many other states.

Newark is ground zero for radon as a recent study found it has the nation's highest concentration of of the deadly gas.

An estimated 50% of Ohio homes are thought to have dangerous levels of radon.

A surreal silence gripped Patti Busch and her husband, Buddy, as they made the short drive from a Newark urgent care to the Licking Memorial Hospital emergency room.

A day earlier, Patti thought she fractured a rib while leaning over her grandson's Pack 'n Play and when doctors took a look, they found a tumor the size of an orange growing on her left lung. Driving to the hospital for more tests, Buddy said nothing pierced the tense qui

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