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Since 2002, the IAFF has attributed 60 percent of its Ô¨ÅreÔ¨Åghter line-of-duty deaths to cancer ‚Äì more than any other cause. Multiple studies have revealed signiÔ¨Åcantly higher cancer risks for… View Article
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Harvard researchers have teamed up with local fire departments to tackle a health care mystery: How does the firehouse itself increase cancer risk among firefighters?
Cancer :
Research
The analysis of dose-years yielded a statistically significant¬†association between¬†occupational¬†exposure¬†to¬†diesel¬†fuel or fumes and¬†prostate cancer¬†(odds ratio 3.7, 95% confidence interval 1.4-9.8, for subjects¬†exposed¬†to more than 25 dose-years in a comparison with subjects… View Article
Cancer :
Research
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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