NIOSH launches the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer to understand and reduce cancer in the fire service : all U.S. Firefighters are encouraged to join : Press release for immediate release: Monday, April 17, 2023

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), are pleased to launch the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer online enrollment system for firefighters across the nation. The NFR for cancer is the largest effort undertaken by the nation to support and advance understanding of cancer in the fire service. President Biden has shown strong and enduring support for firefighters for decades and this step will help deliver on his commitment to end cancer as we know it as part of the Cancer Moonshot.
  
  Numerous studies show that firefighters’ exposure on the fireground, where smoke and hazardous chemicals are released from burning materials, may increase the risk of certain types of cancer. President Biden has signed two laws that seek specifically to advance firefighter health, safety, and protection from toxic exposures on the job. The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer will contribute to these broader efforts by helping scientists better understand the link between cancer and firefighting to ultimately improve firefighter health. The NFR will capture details about firefighters’ work and match it with cancer information from state cancer registries.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Registries Risk Assessment
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Press Release
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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