Development of a large multicenter firefighter cancer prospective cohort study will address these needs, but the framework for such a study needs to be first developed and tested among a smaller initial set of fire service partners.Methods The study is harmonising existing firefighter cohort studies...
“At a time when we need to be bolstering these efforts and personnel, it’s pretty damn appalling that we’d be trying to diminish the health benefits for our firefighters and first responders,” a Forest Service firefighter said. Dismantling the World’s Largest Firefighter Cancer Study On...
Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters. FireK 5K, Inc is a nonprofit 501-3C charity that seeks to raise funds for firefighters and their immediate family members who are battling cancer. Our 5K Run Event is a family friendly atmosphere w
Firefighter Cancer Los Angeles wildfires highlight the need to pass firefighter cancer bill With wildfires growing more frequent and toxic exposure a deadly risk, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act aims to support firefighters facing heightened cancer rates ...
The Firefighter Cancer Initiative is an effort led by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The goal of th…
Firefighters face a great risk of occupational diseases and should be safeguarded. Healthy Firefighters shows why, how and what can be done.
Look, as a FIREFIGHTER you have faced “scary stuff” before. Handle this the same way: -You size up the problem (Do I even have prostate cancer?) -You apply the correct resources (“Doc…where do we go from here?”) -You knock down the “fire” (Monitoring or treatment) -You co...
Firefighter Cancer Awareness: Reduce Your Risk – Chief Ed Mann September 17, 2021 If you’re a firefighter and spend any time on the Internet, you likely have seen statistics related to firefighter occupational cancer. The numbers are alarming. As a firefighter, you have … Read More Pro...
in the immediate aftermath of a fire, FARS is also one more tool to help prevent firefighter exposure to smoke and contaminants in a fire. Firefighters are at a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than general population of the U.S...
A message of gratitude from the family of a long-time firefighter who is facing a devastating diagnosis. He's fighting cancer — again. But as Jason Rantala shows us, the community is fighting alongside him.