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The 346 000 career firefighters and 783 000 volunteer firefighters in the USA (NFPA, 2013a) are potentially exposed to a variety of different chemicals during fire suppression. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons… View Article
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Firefighter exposures during overhaul have the potential to cause changes in spirometric measurements and lung permeability, and self-contained breathing apparatus should be worn during overhaul to prevent lung injury
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This paper reviews the concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in atmosphere of an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling town, Guiyu, in Southeast China, focusing on polybrominated on polybrominated diphenyl ethers… View Article
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Risk of Cancer Among Firefighters: A Quantitative Review of Selected Malignancies. A subcohort analysis based on duration of employment revealed that firefighters with 30 or more years of employment had… View Article
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Firefighters may be exposed to a wide range of toxic chemicals both during and while cleaning up after fires, including volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),… View Article
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A case‚Äìcontrol study using California Cancer Registry data (1988‚Äì2007) was conducted to evaluate the risk of cancer among firefighters, stratified by race. Results This study identified 3,996 male firefighters with… View Article
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Cancer incidence appears to be higher amongst firefighters compared to the general population. Given that many cancers have an environmental component, their occupational exposure to products of carbon combustion such… View Article
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Excess mortality risk from bladder cancer may be related to occupational exposure during firefighting. The thyroid cancer and breast cancer risk in males, as well as the excess risk of… View Article
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Tools/Resources
Fighting fires is a dangerous profession, and the danger goes beyond the hazards of running into a burning building. Numerous studies show that firefighters’ exposure on the fireground, where smoke… View Article
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Most studies have examined mortality, but not cancer incidence, among relatively few Ô¨ÅreÔ¨Åghters recruited from one Ô¨Åre department. The current study examines mortality and cancer incidence in a pooled cohort… View Article
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Recent reviews and reports of cancer incidence and mortality in firefighters conclude that they are at an increased risk of a number of cancers. These include leukemia, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin’s… View Article
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Age‚Äê and gender‚Äêadjusted mortality rates of 34,796 male and 2,017 female Florida professional firefighters between 1972 and 1999 were compared with the Florida general population.
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A combined population of 30,000 firefighters from three large cities had higher rates of several types of cancers, and of all cancers combined, than the U.S. population as a whole,… View Article
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In this study of a Danish cohort, male full-time firefighters had an increased risk of being diagnosed with male-factor infertility in comparison with a random sample of employees. Results were… View Article
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This study confirmed that New Zealand fire fighters are at increased risk of testicular cancer, although the reason is unknown.
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Video
Fire departments are taking an increasing number of steps to prevent firefighters from absorbing carcinogens through their skin. Seminole Fire Rescue explains the prevention process
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St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Division Chief Ian Womack talks about the importance of early cancer detection.