[HTML][HTML] Firefighting and cancer: a meta-analysis of cohort studies in the context of cancer hazard identification

NL DeBono, RD Daniels, LEB Freeman… - Safety and Health at …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective We performed a meta-analysis of epidemiological results for the association
between occupational exposure as a firefighter and cancer as part of the broader evidence …

Biomonitoring of firefighting forces: a review on biomarkers of exposure to health-relevant pollutants released from fires

B Barros, M Oliveira, S Morais - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Occupational exposure as a firefighter has recently been classified as a carcinogen to
humans by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Biomonitoring has been …

Exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 and site-specific cancer mortality in Brazil from 2010 to 2016: A retrospective study

P Yu, R Xu, S Li, X Yue, G Chen, T Ye… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Long-term exposure to fine particles≤ 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2. 5) has been
linked to cancer mortality. However, the effect of wildfire-related PM2. 5 exposure on cancer …

Firefighters' exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an occupational hazard: a review

NUS Mazumder, MT Hossain, FT Jahura… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The term “firefighter” and “cancer” have become so intertwined in the past decade that they
are now nearly inseparable. Occupational exposure of firefighters to carcinogenic chemicals …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of exposure to radiofrequency fields on cancer risk in the general and working population: A protocol for a systematic review of human …

S Lagorio, M Blettner, D Baaken, M Feychting… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has an ongoing project to
assess potential health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF …

Health risks of structural firefighters from exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Hwang, C Xu, RJ Agnew, S Clifton… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Firefighters have an elevated risk of cancer, which is suspected to be caused by
occupational and environmental exposure to fire smoke. Among many substances from fire …

[HTML][HTML] Firefighters' urinary concentrations of VOC metabolites after controlled-residential and training fire responses

KW Fent, AC Mayer, C Toennis, D Sammons… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Firefighters are exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during structural
fire responses and training fires, several of which (eg, benzene, acrolein, styrene) are known …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons assessed by biomonitoring of firefighters during fire operations in Germany

D Taeger, S Koslitz, HU Käfferlein, T Pelzl… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Firefighters are exposed to a variety of hazardous substances including
carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) during firefighting. In order to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing exposure to benzene, toluene, and naphthalene in firefighters wearing different types of new or laundered PPE

AC Mayer, KW Fent, A Wilkinson, IC Chen… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract (291 words) The fire service has become more aware of the potential for adverse
health outcomes due to occupational exposure to hazardous combustion byproducts …

Cancer risk among firefighters and police in the Ontario workforce

J Sritharan, TL Kirkham, J MacLeod… - Occupational and …, 2022 - oem.bmj.com
Objective Firefighters and police often work in high-stress, complex environments with
known and suspected carcinogenic exposures. We aimed to characterise cancer incidence …