2019 State of the Science Firefighter Cancer Symposium, June 10–11, 2019, Miami, Florida

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Miami Health System
• Description:
  Welcome to the 2019 State of the Science National Firefighter Cancer Symposium! We at the Firefighter Cancer Initiative at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are proud to host this inaugural event. The theme of the symposium is Building a Scientific Roadmap for Cancer Control and Prevention in the U.S. Fire Service. Since reporting that firefighters have an increased risk of developing cancer, there has been a nationwide effort to combat cancer in the fire service. Growing epidemiologic evidence suggests that firefighters are at increased risk of site-specific cancers from the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tract organ systems when compared to the general U.S. population. Despite our improved understanding of major carcinogenic risk factors in the work environment, we have not seen a widespread reduction in cancer incidence and mortality in the U.S. firefighter workforce. Over the next two days, we will address critical barriers in scientific knowledge, including the development of uniform data collection instruments, exposure assessment, a better understanding of cancer mechanisms, designing a national firefighter cancer registry, effective cancer screening, and the inclusion of potentially vulnerable groups such as women and racial/ethnic minority firefighters. Thank you for joining us at the University of Miami; we are honored to provide the latest research on firefighter cancer prevention and thank you for participating in this year's symposium. We look forward to working with all the attendees to create a scientific roadmap for the control and prevention of cancer in the U.S. fire service. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Firefighters Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Cancer Cancer Registries Exposure Assessment Fire Fighters Work Environment
• Publisher:
  University of Miami Health System
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-47
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063418
• Citation:
  Miami, FL: University of Miami Health System, 2019 Jun; :1-47
• Contact Point Address:
  Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, 1120 N.W. 14th Street, Clinical Research Center, #1025, Miami, Florida 33136
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20190501
• Source Full Name:
  2019 State of the Science Firefighter Cancer Symposium, June 10-11, 2019, Miami, Florida
• End Date:
  20200430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ffea088e86cdb0364d7b61f53c47331a2acfc4271690c5026f8deca36a4a18c13261985248c572d2d6d97e1ac601cf4f6476baf3e150705c06554f16097d222f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226484/cdc_226484_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.01 MB ]