Firefighters Exposed to Carcinogens Through the Skin
Immediate decontamination might help reduce harms of contact with hazardous chemicals, study suggests
By Robert Preidt
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Firefighters face many known hazards on the job, but one area that hasn't been well researched is how their skin's exposure to hazardous chemicals might increase their risk of cancer.
It has long been known that firefighters have higher rates of several types of cancer than people in the general population.
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