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We found an increased risk for incidence and mortality of certain cancers in firefighters. Especially worth mentioning are the newly identified thyroid cancers and mesothelioma. We suggest improving technologies and… View Article
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World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers were exposed to a complex mix of pollutants and carcinogens. o jective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate cancer incidence… View Article
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Examining the cancer risk associated with firefighting
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This study showed that Stockholm firefighters had an overall low risk of cancer. However, firefighters had an increased risk of stomach cancer compared to the reference population. There was an… View Article
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These findings of an association of firefighting with significant increased risk for specific types of cancer raise red flags and should encourage further development of innovative comfort-able protective equipment allowing… View Article
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Firefighters are at increased risk for select cancers. However, many studies are limited by relatively small samples, with virtually no data on the cancer experience of female firefighters. This study… View Article
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This study has recreated virtually every aspect of firefighting realistically, yet safely and in a way that researchers could capture essential data. Using modern building materials and room contents; employing… View Article
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Cancer incidence among male Massachusetts firefighters, 1987‚Äì2003. … were used to evaluate the cancer risk in white, male firefighters compared to police and all other occupations in the Massachusetts Cancer… View Article
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Firefighting may be associated with an increased risk of selected site-specific cancers in males and females, including an overall increased cancer risk in female firefighters.
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Firefighters are potentially exposed to a wide range of known and suspected carcinogens through their work. The objectives of this study were to examine the patterns of cancer among Nordic… View Article
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The objective of this study was to review 32 studies on firefighters and to quantitatively and qualitatively determine the cancer risk using a meta-analysis.
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Firefighters are potentially exposed to carcinogens during work, such as benzene, benso(a)pyrene, arsenic, asbestos and silica dust. There are previous studies indicating an increased cancer risk among firefighters. The aim… View Article
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In 2010, NIOSH researchers,  launched a multi-year study to examine whether firefighters have a higher risk of cancer and other causes of death due to job exposures.
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We cannot talk about something else. Cancer is not an ‚Äúold firefighter‚Äù disease. We are seeing young firefighters in their 20s and 30s being diagnosed – many surviving, some not… View Article
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Firefighters are known to be exposed to recognized or probable carcinogens. Previous studies have found elevated risks of several types of cancers in firefighters
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Firefighters are known to be exposed to recognized or probable carcinogens. Previous studies have found elevated risks of several types of cancers in firefighters.
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Urine samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography for 1-hydroxypyrene. A small but significant increase in 1-hydroxypyrene levels in the urine was found after the firefighting. This means that firefighting… View Article
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Following an electrical transformer fire in Staten Island, New York, a health surveillance program was established for 60 New York City firefighters and emergency medical technicians exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls… View Article
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, resulted in the release of known and suspected carcinogens into the environment. There is public concern that exposures may have resulted in increased… View Article