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Carcinogens add extra spice to hazards of firefighters’ job
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Carcinogens add extra spice to hazards of firefighters’ job
Wednesday 28 August 2024, 12:25 AM
Firefighting is a hazardous occupation, with ample opportunity for airborne exposures and skin contamination [Image: Tobias Rehbein on Unsplash]
Occupational health expert David McBride examines the evidence supporting the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter
Key points, There is strong evidence that occupational exposure as a firefighter exhibits key characteristics of carcinogenicity.
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References
1. IARC. Occupational exposure as a firefighter. IARC Monogr Identif Carcinog Hazards Hum 2023;132:1–730.
2. Larigot L, Benoit L, Koual M, et al. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and its diverse ligands and functions: An exposome receptor. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2022;62:383–404.
3. DeBono NL, Daniels RD, Beane Freeman LE, et al. Firefighting and cancer: A meta-analysis of cohort studies in the context of cancer hazard identification. Saf Health Work 2023;14(2):141–52.
4. Goodrich JM, Jung AM, Furlong MA, et al. Repeat measures of DNA methylation in an inception cohort of firefighters. Occup Environ Med 2022;79(10):656–63.
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