Cancer risk among firefighters and police in the Ontario workforce.

Jeavana SritharanTracy L KirkhamJill MacLeodNiki MarjerrisonAshley LauMamadou DakouoChloë Logar-HendersonTenzin NorzinNathan L DeBonoPaul A Demers

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2022)

Firefighters and police demonstrated some similar as well as some unique cancer risks. Findings from this larger worker population may have important implications for workplace and policy-level changes to improve preventative measures and reduce potential exposures to known carcinogenic hazards.

Keyphrases

public health
human health
papillary thyroid
healthcare
air pollution
squamous cell
risk assessment
childhood cancer
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
young adults
climate change