Firefighter Cancer Support Network Invisible Enemy

摘要

Cancer in the fire sendce is our current reality, but we are beginning to better understand firefighters increased risks and cancer's devastating toll: 1. Cancer can be caused by things we eat, drink, breathe, and absorb, including numerous carcinogens found in our fireground and station working environments. 2. According to a 2013 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study of approximately 30,000 firefighters, firefighters have a nine percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from cancer than the general public.1 3. According to data from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), 61 percent of the line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) for career firefighters since 2002 have resulted from occupational cancer. In 2016, 70 percent o￡ the LODDs were attributed to cancer.