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Cancer and the Fire Service: Articles and Periodicals

This LibGuide gathers resources related to the problem of increased rates of cancer among firefighters, risk reduction, and support structures for those diagnosed..

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Exposure-response relationships for select cancer and non-cancer health outcomes in a cohort of US firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia (1950-2009)

  • Daniels, R. D., Bertke, S., Dahm, M. M., et al. (2015). Exposure-response relationships for select cancer and non-cancer health outcomes in a cohort of us firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia (1950-2009). Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(10), 699-706. doi:10.1136/oemed-2014-102671

Mortality and cancer incidence in a pooled cohort of US firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia (1950-2009)

  • Robert D, D., Travis L, K., James H, Y., et al. (2014). Mortality and cancer incidence in a pooled cohort of US firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia (1950-2009). Occupational And Environmental Medicine, (6), 388.

Assessment of Ambient Exposures Firefighters Encounter while at the Fire Station: An Exploratory Study

  • Sparer, E. H., Prendergast, D. P., Apell, J. N., et al. (2017). Assessment of ambient exposures firefighters encounter while at the fire station: An exploratory study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(10), 1017-1023. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001114

Systemic Exposure to PAHs and Benzene in Firefighters Suppressing Controlled Structure Fires

  • Fent, K. W., Eisenberg, J., Snawder, J., Sammons, D., Pleil, J. D., Stiegel, M. A., Dalton, J. (2014). Systemic Exposure to PAHs and Benzene in Firefighters Suppressing Controlled Structure Fires. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 58(7), 830-845. http://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meu036

Magazines and Periodicals

Exploring Variation in Knowledge and Practice of Post-Fire Suppression Contamination Control Procedures Among New Jersey Volunteer Fire Departments: A Qualitative Study

  • Black, T. M., Brown, L., Fent, K. W., et al (2022) Exploring variation in knowledge and practice of post-fire suppression contamination control procedures among New Jersey Volunteer fire departments: A qualitative study (2022). International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management, 27-39.

Firefighter Cancer Prevention & Mental Health Awareness by Fire Engineering

 

Journals

News & Research