Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
June is #NationalCancerSurvivorsMonth. Did you know that firefighters face an increased risk of cancer?
In a recent NFPA Podcast, Dr. Jeff Burgess discussed an ongoing and massive research project that seeks to track the exposure and biometric data of 10,000 firefighters over the course of 30 years with the hopes of gaining insight into the factors that cause cancer in firefighters and what actions can be taken to reduce the risk.
Listen to the important conversationšļø: nfpa.org/en/news-blogs-and-articles/podcasts/fire-fighter-cancer-cohort-study
June is #NationalCancerSurvivorsMonth. Did you know that firefighters face an increased risk of cancer?
In a recent NFPA Podcast, Dr. Jeff Burgess discussed an ongoing and massive research project that seeks to track the exposure and biometric data of 10,000 firefighters over the course of 30 years with the hopes of gaining insight into the factors that cause cancer in firefighters and what actions can be taken to reduce the risk.
Listen to the important conversationšļø: nfpa.org/en/news-blogs-and-articles/podcasts/fire-fighter-cancer-cohort-study
