Cancer risk among firefighters and police in the Ontario workforce
Conclusions
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.
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sritharan, J., Kirkham, T. L., MacLeod, J., Marjerrison, N., Lau, A., Dakouo, M., Logar-Henderson, C., Norzin, T., DeBono, N. L., Demers, P. A. Tags: Open access Workplace Source Type: research
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