Firefighters may have an increased risk of prostate cancer due to on-the-job chemical exposures, according to new research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and University of Michigan in collaboration with fire service partners and researchers around the country through the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort...
May 7 2024University of Arizona Health Sciences Firefighters may have an increased risk of prostate cancer due to on-the-job chemical exposures, according to new research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and University of Michigan in collaboration with fire service partners and researchers around the country through the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study.
With these published findings, we have clear evidence of the health risks that firefighters face due to cumulative exposure on the job." Burgess, also a member of the BIO5 Institute, has been investigating firefighter health for decades. He collaborated with lead author Margaret Quaid, MS, and researcher Jackie Goodrich, PhD, from the University of Michigan, who led the analysis on the methylation of genes.
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