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In fact, occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service, according to the International Association of Fire ... January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month ...
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4 has been calling attention to these stats and marking January as firefighter cancer awareness month. It's also asking for help from residents ...
The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 7, 2017, by Robert Menendez. [48] [49] It required the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a registry designed to collect data on cancer rates among U.S. firefighters.
The state Senate last month voted 24-0 for a two-year pilot program to offer voluntary comprehensive early-detection cancer screening for all active and retired permanent firefighters.
Firefighters have shown higher rates of certain types of cancer (respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems), and of all cancers combined, when compared to the general U.S. population. [9] This is linked to many aspects of the firefighting occupation such as exposure to smoke and other products of combustion that are known carcinogens, as well ...
September: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; September 15 – October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month [49] October: National Information Literacy Awareness Month [50] October: Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month; October: Country Music Month [51] October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; October: National Domestic Violence ...
National Bourbon Heritage Month; National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month [citation needed] National Guide Dog Month (US) National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States) (US; September 15 to October 15) [8] [40] National Honey Month; National Preparedness Month [41] National Prostate Health Month [42] Pain Awareness Month [43]
Wells call firefighter Tyler McDermott is battling pancreatic cancer while working at the department, working out and spending time with his wife and children. “By size, it needs to come down ...