Miami: A recent study found that firefighters have a 9 percent higher rate of various cancers than the general public.
According to media reports, researchers say that firefighters have a higher risk of cancer than the general population because building fires release higher levels of carcinogens (cancer-causing substances) that workers are directly exposed to. is affected.
A study conducted by the Sylvester Myeloma Research Institute of the University of Miami in the United States has reported that firefighters are exposed to several health risks due to their duty, and cancer is at the top. These hazards are caused by inhalation of harmful gases.
Dr. C. Ola Landgren of the Memorial Selvan Kettering Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute in New York has for many years researched the links between occupation and associated medical risks such as cancer.
“There is a precancerous condition called MGUS that is common in the population that helps us identify risks early,” he said. We found MGUS to be present at a higher rate in firefighters than in the general population.
The doctor further said that these research findings are disturbing which need to be known and taken into consideration. It took me and my colleagues years to understand this. I don’t want this to happen to any firefighter.
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