Firefighters: occupational exposure recognized as carcinogenic for mesothelioma and bladder cancer

Firefighters: occupational exposure recognized as carcinogenic for mesothelioma and bladder cancer

Occupational exposure from firefighters is now classified as a carcinogen (group 1) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). This is the conclusion of a monograph prepared in June by 25 scientists from 8 countries that will be published in 2023 and whose main results have been published in “The Lancet Oncology”. The …

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