Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Firefighters and cancer

When you consider the chemicals firefighters are forced to inhale it's hardly a surprise they have a significantly increased risk:

http://www.thestar.com/mobile/NEWS/article/1175316

"Research has found firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than the general population. According to Paul Atkinson, a member of the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association's occupational disease committee, the risk is two-fold higher for firefighters."

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