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. 2006 Sep;48(9):883-8.
doi: 10.1097/01.jom.0000235862.12518.04.

Cancer incidence in Florida professional firefighters, 1981 to 1999

Fangchao Ma  1 , Lora E Fleming, David J Lee, Edward Trapido, Terence A Gerace
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Cancer incidence in Florida professional firefighters, 1981 to 1999

Fangchao Ma et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the cancer risk associated with firefighting.

Methods: Standardized incidence ratio analysis (SIR) was used to determine the relative cancer risk for firefighters as compared with the Florida general population.

Results: Among 34,796 male (413,022 person-years) and 2,017 female (18,843 person-years) firefighters, 970 male and 52 female cases of cancer were identified. Male firefighters had significantly increased incidence rates of bladder (SIR = 1.29; 95% confidence interval = 1.01-1.62), testicular (1.60; 1.20-2.09), and thyroid cancers (1.77; 1.08-2.73). Female firefighters had significantly increased incidence rates of overall cancer (1.63; 1.22-2.14), cervical (5.24; 2.93-8.65), and thyroid cancer (3.97; 1.45-8.65) and Hodgkin disease (6.25; 1.26-18.26).

Conclusions: Firefighting may be associated with an increased risk of selected site-specific cancers in males and females, including an overall increased cancer risk in female firefighters.

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